Chiyono
Japanese supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Japan who have attained or surpassed the age of 110 years. As of January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 263 Japanese supercentenarians, most of whom are women. As of 25 August 2026, the oldest-known living Japanese person is Shigeko Kagawa, who is aged 115 years, 89 days.
Meaning & Origin of Chiyono
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Japanese supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Japan who have attained or surpassed the age of 110 years. As of January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 263 Japanese supercentenarians, most of whom are women. As of 25 August 2026, the oldest-known living Japanese person is Shigeko Kagawa, who is aged 115 years, 89 days.
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The Story of Chiyono
The earliest SSA record of Chiyono as a baby girl name dates back to 1915, when 8 babies received it. 1915 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Chiyono — #3,134 in the national rankings. About 57% of every Chiyono on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Chiyono last appeared in the published SSA data in 1922, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 14 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Chiyono most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Japan78%
- Malaysia6%
- United States6%
- Singapore5%
- China4%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Chiyono
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Chiyono
Chiyono is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 14 births in the dataset. Chiyono's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #3,134. Use the chart and map above to compare Chiyono'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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