Chiaki
Chiaki is a unisex Japanese given name used mostly by females and is occasionally used as a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Chiaki
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chiaki is a unisex Japanese given name used mostly by females and is occasionally used as a surname.
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The Story of Chiaki
Chiaki first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 6 Chiakis were born — ranking #11,408 that year. As of 2026, Chiaki ranks #14,962 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 22 Chiakis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Chiaki
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Chiaki (tarento) (千秋; born 1971), Japanese tarento
- Chiaki Hayashi ( 林 千晶 ) , Japanese businesswoman
- Chiaki Ishibashi ( 石橋 千彰 ; born 1991) , Japanese swimmer
- Chiaki Ishikawa (智晶; born 1969), Japanese singer
- Chiaki Ishioka ( 石岡 千秋 ; born 1961) , Japanese alpine skier
- Chiaki Ito (千晃; born 1987), member of the J-pop group AAA
- Chiaki J. Konaka (千昭; born 1961), Japanese writer and scenarist
- Chiaki Kawamata (千秋; born 1948), Japanese science fiction writer and critic
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Names that sound like Chiaki
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About the name Chiaki
Chiaki is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 22 births in the dataset. Chiaki's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #11,408. Use the chart and map above to compare Chiaki'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.