Aiko
Aiko is a feminine Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Aiko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aiko is a feminine Japanese given name.
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The Story of Aiko
As a girl name
Aiko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1912, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 82 Aikos were born — ranking #2,261 that year. As of 2026, Aiko ranks #2,261 for girls with 82 births, rising sharply (+76% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Aikos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Aiko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2019, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 22 Aikos were born — ranking #4,568 that year. As of 2026, Aiko ranks #6,040 for boys with 14 births, rising sharply (+32% over the past five years). In total, more than 115 Aikos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Aiko
Aiko is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Aiko's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,155. Use the chart and map above to compare Aiko's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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