Amiko
Amiko is a 2017 Japanese coming-of-age drama film. It was written, directed, and produced by Yôko Yamanaka.
Meaning & Origin of Amiko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amiko is a 2017 Japanese coming-of-age drama film. It was written, directed, and produced by Yôko Yamanaka.
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The Story of Amiko
As a girl name
American parents first put Amiko on the record books as a girl name in 2018, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 7 Amikos were born — ranking #12,446 that year. About 71% of every Amiko on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Amiko last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 41 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Amiko as a boy name dates back to 2022, when 9 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Amiko — #8,294 in the national rankings. Amiko last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 17 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Amiko
Amiko is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2018 and has accumulated 41 births in the dataset. Amiko's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #12,446. Use the chart and map above to compare Amiko'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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