Sayaka

Sayaka is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Sayaka Aida (born 1975), Japanese voice actress
• Sayaka Akase (赤瀬 紗也香, born 1994), Japanese swimmer
• Sayaka Akimoto (born 1988), Japanese idol, singer, dancer, actress, television host, and model
• Sayaka Ando (born 1981), Japanese gravure idol
• Sayaka Aoki (comedian) (born 1973), Japanese comedian
• Sayaka Aoki (voice actress) (born 1972), Japanese voice actress
• Sayaka Araki (born 1984), Japanese fashion model and hostess
• Sayaka Ichii (born 1983), member of Morning Musume
• Sayaka Isoyama (磯山 さやか, born 1983), Japanese gravure idol, television personality, actress and writer
• Sayaka Kamiya (born 1982), Japanese actress and model
• Sayaka Kamiyama, Japanese singer,member of Thyme
• Sayaka Kanda (born 1986), daughter of J-pop star Seiko Matsuda and releases music under the name Sayaka
• Sayaka Kinoshita, Japanese voice actress
• Sayaka Kobayashi (born 1970), Japanese film and voice actress
• Sayaka Matsumoto (born 1982), American judoka
• Sayaka Mikami (三上 紗也可, born 2000), Japanese diver
• Sayaka Minami (born 1983), new member of the J-pop group BeForU
• Sayaka Ohara (born 1975), Japanese voice actress
• Sayaka Sasaki (佐咲 紗花, born 1982), Japanese musician
• Sayaka Shoji (born 1983), Japanese violinist
• Sayaka Yamaguchi (山口 紗弥加, born 1980), Japanese actress
• Sayaka Yamamoto (born 1993), Japanese singer, member of NMB48

• Kim Chung-seon (1571–1642), born name Sayaka (沙也可) and often known by his pen name Mohadang, was a Japanese general who defected to Korea during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598).

Sayaka

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

Fictional characters

• Sayaka, a character in the film Super Heroine Witch Hunter SAYAKA
• Sayaka Yumi, heroine of Go Nagai's manga and anime Mazinger Z
• Sayaka Miki, a main character in the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica
• The heroine of the video game Ape Escape 3, known as Sayaka in Japan and Europe and as Yumi in the US
• Sayaka, Akuma's wife and Gotetsu's niece in Street Fighter
• Sayaka Maizono, a character in the video game Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
• Sayaka Hozumi, a character in the anime Brighter than Dawning Blue
• Sayaka Nagisa, a character in the Dengeki Sentai Changeman
• Sayaka Mine, a character in the Yaiba
• Sayaka Ooue, a character in the video game series Corpse Party
• Sayaka Saeki, a character in the anime Bloom Into You
• Sayaka Igarashi, a character in the anime Kakegurui
• Sayaka Kanamori, a character in the anime Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!