Chiyoko
Chiyoko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Chiyoko Fukada ), Japanese founder of Ennōkyō Chiyoko Kawashima , Japanese voice actress Chiyoko Nakatani , Japanese picture book author and illustrator Chiyoko Sakamoto (1912–1994), the first Japanese American female lawyer Chiyoko Shimakura , Japanese singer Chiyoko Szlavnics, a Canadian experimental composer
Meaning & Origin of Chiyoko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chiyoko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Chiyoko Fukada ), Japanese founder of Ennōkyō Chiyoko Kawashima , Japanese voice actress Chiyoko Nakatani , Japanese picture book author and illustrator Chiyoko Sakamoto (1912–1994), the first Japanese American female lawyer Chiyoko Shimakura , Japanese singer Chiyoko Szlavnics, a Canadian experimental composer
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The Story of Chiyoko
Chiyoko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1909, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 41 Chiyokos were born — ranking #1,213 that year. As of 2026, Chiyoko ranks #4,255 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 544 Chiyokos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Chiyoko
Chiyoko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 544 births in the dataset. Chiyoko's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #1,213. Use the chart and map above to compare Chiyoko'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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