Naoki

Naoki
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Naoki (直樹) is a masculine Japanese given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

Naoki Abe (阿部直紀; born 1945), Japanese long jumper
Naoki Bandō (坂東尚樹; born 1957), Japanese voice actor
Naoki Chiba (千葉直樹; born 1977), Japanese former football player
Naoki Eiga (栄花直輝; born 1967), Japanese kendoka
Naoki Furukawa (古川直季; born 1968), Japanese politician
Naoki Goto (後東尚輝; born 2002), Japanese footballer
Naoki Hagiwara (萩原直輝; born 1996), Japanese goalball player
Naoki Hamaguchi (浜口直樹; born 1981), Japanese video game programmer and director
Naoki Hanawa (塙尚輝; born 1976), Japanese singer and comedian
Naoki Hane (羽根直樹; born 1976), Japanese professional 9 dan Go player
Naoki Hatada (畑田真輝; born 1990), Japanese footballer
Naoki Hatta (八田直樹; born 1986), Japanese retired footballer
Naoki Hattori (服部尚貴; born 1966), Japanese motoring journalist and racing driver
Naoki Hayashi (林尚輝; born 1998), Japanese professional footballer
Naoki Higashida (東田直樹; born 1992), Japanese autistic writer
Naoki Hiraoka (平岡直起; born 1973), Japanese former football player and manager
Naoki Hisaya (久弥直樹), Japanese screenwriter
Naoki Hommachi (本街直樹; born 1968), Japanese former football player
Naoki Hoshino (星野直樹; 1892–1978), Japanese politician
Naoki Hyakuta (百田尚樹; born 1956), Japanese novelist, television producer, and politician
Naoki Imamura (今村直樹; born 1973), Japanese voice actor
Naoki Imaya (今矢直城; born 1980), Japanese footballer
Naoki Inose (猪瀬直樹; born 1946), Japanese journalist, historian, social critic and biographer
Naoki Inoue (井上直樹; born 1997), Japanese mixed martial artist
Naoki Inoue (footballer) (井上直輝; born 1997), Japanese footballer
Naoki Inoue (sprinter) (井上直紀; born 2003), Japanese sprinter
Naoki Ishibashi (石橋直希; born 1981), Japanese former football player
Naoki Ishihara (石原直樹; born 1984), Japanese former professional footballer
Naoki Ishikawa (石川直樹; born 1985), Japanese former professional footballer
Naoki Ishikawa (kickboxer) (石川直生; born 1989), Japanese retired kickboxer
Naoki Ishikawa (photographer) (石川直樹; born 1977), Japanese photographer and mountaineer
Naoki Izumiya (泉谷直木; born 1948), Japanese businessman and the president and CEO of Asahi Breweries
Naoki Kanuma (鹿沼直生; born 1997), Japanese professional footballer
Naoki Kawaguchi (川口尚紀; born 1994), Japanese footballer
Naoki Kawamae (川前直樹; born 1982), Japanese badminton player
Naoki Kawamata (川俣直樹; born 1985), Japanese rugby union player
Naoki Kawano (川野直輝; born 1982), Japanese actor and musician
Naoki Kazama (風間直樹; born 1966), Japanese politician
Naoki Kobayashi (小林直己; born 1984), Japanese dancer and actor
Naoki Kobayashi (sprinter) (小林直己; born 1990), Japanese track and field sprinter
Naoki Kodaka (小高直樹; born 1984), Japanese video game music composer
Naoki Kojima (兒島直樹; born 2000), Japanese track and road cyclist
Naoki Koyama (小山直城; born 1996), Japanese marathon runner
Naoki Koyama (shogi professional) (小山直希; born 1999), Japanese professional shogi player
Naoki Kumata (熊田直紀; born 2004), Japanese footballer
Naoki Kunishima (國島直希; born 1994), Japanese actor and model
Naoki Kurita (栗田直紀; born 1971), Japanese sport shooter
Naoki Kuriyama (栗山直樹; born 1990), Japanese retired footballer
Naoki Kusumi (久住有生; born 1972), Japanese artist
Naoki Kusunose (楠瀬直木; born 1964), Japanese football manager and former player
Naoki Kuwata (桑田尚樹; born 1977), Japanese actor and model
Naoki Maeda (footballer, born 1994) (前田直輝; born 1994), Japanese professional footballer
Naoki Maeda (footballer, born 1996) (前田尚輝; born 1996), Japanese footballer
Naoki Matayoshi (又吉直樹; born 1980), Japanese novelist and comedian
Naoki Matoba (的場直樹; born 1977), Japanese baseball player
Naoki Matsuda (松田直樹; 1977–2011), Japanese professional footballer
Naoki Matsudo (松戸直樹; born 1973), Japanese motorbike racer
Naoki Matsumoto (松本直樹; born 1998), Japanese professional baseball player
Naoki Matsushita (mixed martial artist) (松下直樹; born 1973), Japanese mixed martial artist
Naoki Matsuyo (松代直樹; born 1974), Japanese former football player
Naoki Minezaki (峰崎直樹; born 1944), Japanese politician
Naoki Miyamoto (宮本直毅; 1934–2012), Japanese professional Go player
Naoki Miyanishi (宮西尚生; born 1985), Japanese professional baseball pitcher
Naoki Mizunuma (水沼尚輝; born 1996), Japanese swimmer
Naoki Monna (門奈直樹; born 1942), Japanese sociologist
Naoki Mori (footballer, born 1972) (森直樹; born 1972), Japanese former football player
Naoki Mori (footballer, born 1977) (森直樹; born 1972), Japanese professional football manager and former player
Naoki Mori (virologist) (森直樹), Japanese virologist
Naoki Motomura (本村直樹; born 1992), Japanese rugby sevens player
Naoki Murata (村田直樹; 1949–2020), Japanese judoka and author
Naoki Nagasaka (長坂尚樹; born 1953), Japanese former racing driver
Naoki Naito (内藤直樹; born 1968), Japanese former football player
Naoki Nakagawa (中川直樹; born 1996), Japanese tennis player
Naoki Nakahigashi (中東直己; born 1981), Japanese professional baseball player
Naoki Nakamura (中村直幹; born 1996), Japanese ski jumper
Naoki Nakamura (racing driver) (中村直樹; born 1982), Japanese professional drifter
Naoki Naruo (鳴尾直軌; born 1974), Japanese former football player and manager
Naoki Nishioka (born 2006), Japanese sprinter
Naoki Nokubo (野久保直樹; born 1981), Japanese television personality
Naoki Nomura (野村直輝; born 1991), Japanese footballer
Naoki Okada (岡田直樹; born 1962), Japanese politician
Naoki Okami (born 2000), Japanese sprinter
Naoki Otani (大谷尚輝; born 1995), Japanese footballer
Naoki Ozawa (小沢直樹; born 1988), Japanese rugby union player
Naoki Rossi (born 2007), Swiss figure skater
Naoki Saito (さいとうなおき; born 1982), Japanese illustrator, manga artist, and YouTuber
Naoki Saito (mathematician), Japanese mathematician
Naoki Sakai (footballer) (酒井直樹; born 1975), Japanese former football player
Naoki Sakai (industrial designer) (坂井直樹; born 1947), Japanese industrial designer
Naoki Sakurada (桜田直樹; born 1968), Japanese mixed martial artist
Naoki Sanda (三田尚希; born 1992), Japanese footballer
Naoki Sano (佐野直喜; born 1965), Japanese retired professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist
Naoki Satō (佐藤直紀; born 1970), Japanese composer
Naoki Sato (footballer) (佐藤尚輝; born 1996), Japanese footballer
Naoki Satoh (baseball) (佐藤直樹; born 1998), Japanese professional baseball outfielder
Naoki Segi (瀬木直貴; born 1963), Japanese film director
Naoki Shigematsu (重松直樹; born 1977), Japanese former competitive figure skater
Naoki Shimura (志村直紀; born 1941), Japanese ski jumper
Naoki Shirane (白根尚貴; born 1993), Japanese former professional baseball player
Naoki Soma (相馬直樹; born 1971), Japanese football manager and former player
Naoki Sugai (菅井直樹; born 1984), Japanese former football player
Naoki Sugioka (杉岡尚樹; born 1994), Japanese handball player
Naoki Sugiura (杉浦直樹; 1931–2011), Japanese actor
Naoki Sutoh (須藤直輝; born 2002), Japanese professional footballer
Naoki Tajima (田島尚輝; born 2000), Japanese tennis player
Naoki Takahashi (高橋直樹; born 1976), Japanese former football player
Naoki Takashima (高島直樹; 1950–2023), Japanese politician
Naoki Tajima (田島尚輝; born 2000), Japanese tennis player
Naoki Takeshi (武子直輝; born 1993), Japanese actor
Naoki Takizawa (滝沢直己; born 1960), Japanese fashion designer
Naoki Tanaka (comedian) (田中直樹; born 1971), Japanese comedian, actor and television presenter
Naoki Tanaka (footballer) (田中直基; born 1993), Japanese footballer
Naoki Tanaka (politician) (田中直紀; born 1940), Japanese former politician
Naoki Tanaka (kickboxer) (田中直樹; born 1992), Japanese kickboxer
Naoki Tanemura (種村直樹; 1936–2014), Japanese writer, essayist and critic
Naoki Tanizaki (谷嵜直樹; born 1978), Japanese professional wrestler
Naoki Tatsuta (龍田直樹; born 1950), Japanese voice actor
Naoki Tokunaga (徳永直紀; born 1966), Japanese former technical director
Naoki Tsubaki (椿直起; born 2000), Japanese professional footballer
Naoki Tsukahara (塚原直貴; born 1985), Japanese track and field sprinter
Naoki Urasawa (浦沢直樹; born 1960), Japanese manga artist and musician
Naoki Urata (浦田尚希; born 1974), Japanese former Japanese football player
Naoki Uto (宇都直輝; born 1991), Japanese professional basketball player
Naoki Wako (輪湖直樹; born 1989), Japanese footballer
Naoki Yamada (山田直輝; born 1990), Japanese footballer
Naoki Yamamoto (manga artist) (山本直樹; born 1960), Japanese manga artist
Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver) (山本尚貴; born 1988), Japanese racing driver
Naoki Yanagi (矢薙直樹; born 1972), Japanese voice actor
Naoki Yasuzaki (安崎直幹; born 1969), Japanese former ski jumper
Naoki Yokomizo (横溝直輝; born 1980), Japanese racing driver
Naoki Yokoyama (横山直樹; born 1949), Japanese electrical engineer
Naoki Yoshida (吉田直樹; born 1973), Japanese video game producer, director and designer
Naoki Yoshikawa (吉川尚輝; born 1995), Japanese professional baseball second baseman
Naoki Yuasa (湯浅直樹; born 1983), Japanese alpine ski racer
Kazu Naoki (直木和; 1918–1940s), Japanese football player
Sanjugo Naoki (直木三十五; 1891–1934), Japanese novelist

Fictional characters

Naoki Domon, a character of Gekisou Sentai Carranger
Naoki Hanzawa, a character of Naoki Hanzawa
Naoki Ishida, a character of Cardfight!! Vanguard
Naoki Kashima, the name given to the Demi-Fiend protagonist in the radio play version of Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

Naoki

Fictional characters

See also