Chiyo
Chiyo is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Chiyo Aizawa, Japanese woman convicted of the murder of her father, who had sexually abused her since childhood Kaga no Chiyo , Japanese poet of the Edo period and a Buddhist nun Chiyo Kimura , Japanese politician Chiyo Maeda , Japanese noble woman from the Sengoku period Chiyo Mikami , Japanese nurse Chiyo Miyako,…
Meaning & Origin of Chiyo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chiyo is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Chiyo Aizawa, Japanese woman convicted of the murder of her father, who had sexually abused her since childhood Kaga no Chiyo , Japanese poet of the Edo period and a Buddhist nun Chiyo Kimura , Japanese politician Chiyo Maeda , Japanese noble woman from the Sengoku period Chiyo Mikami , Japanese nurse Chiyo Miyako,…
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The Story of Chiyo
Chiyo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1914, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 12 Chiyos were born — ranking #2,552 that year. As of 2026, Chiyo ranks #15,532 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 135 Chiyos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Chiyo
Phonetically similar names — useful when Chiyo is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Chiyo
Chiyo is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 135 births in the dataset. Chiyo's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #2,552. Use the chart and map above to compare Chiyo'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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