Chihiro
Chihiro is a unisex Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Chihiro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chihiro is a unisex Japanese given name.
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The Story of Chihiro
Chihiro first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1989, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 14 Chihiros were born — ranking #8,518 that year. As of 2026, Chihiro ranks #13,584 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 116 Chihiros 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 Chihiro
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Chihiro Amano ( 天野 千尋 ; born 1982) , Japanese film director and screenwriter
- Chihiro Anai ( 穴井 千尋 ; born 1996) , Japanese former member of the idol group HKT48
- Chihiro Fujioka ( 藤岡 千尋 ; born 1959) , Japanese video game designer and composer
- Chihiro Hamana ( 浜名 千広 ; born 1969) , Japanese former Baseball infielder
- Chihiro Hashimoto ( 橋本 千紘 ; born 1992) , Japanese professional wrestler
- Chihiro Idō ( 井道 千尋 ; born 1988) , Japanese shogi player
- Chihiro Igarashi ( 五十嵐 千尋 ; born 1995) , Japanese swimmer
- Chihiro Ishida ( 石田 千尋 ; born 2001) , Japanese professional footballer
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Names that sound like Chihiro
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About the name Chihiro
Chihiro is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 116 births in the dataset. Chihiro's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #8,518. Use the chart and map above to compare Chihiro'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.