Eiko
Eiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Eikō, also spelled Eikou or Eikoh, is a masculine Japanese given name. The meanings of these names depend on the kanji used to write them.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Eiko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Eikō, also spelled Eikou or Eikoh, is a masculine Japanese given name. The meanings of these names depend on the kanji used to write them.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Eiko
Eiko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1921: 18 births, good for #2,120 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 48% of all recorded Eikos. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2018 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 195 Eikos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Eiko
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Eiko. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Eiko
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Eiko Ando ( 安藤 永子 ; 1934–2018) , Japanese-American actress
- Eiko Goshi ( 合志 えい子 ; born 1954) , Japanese former freestyle swimmer
- Eiko Hirashima ( 平島 栄子 ; born 1950) , Japanese gymnast
- Eiko Ikegami ( 池上 英子 ; born 1950) , Japanese academic, author and historian
- Eiko Ishibashi ( 石橋 英子 ; born 1974) , Japanese singer-songwriter and musician
- Eiko Ishioka ( 石岡 瑛子 ; 1938–2012) , Japanese art director, costume and graphic designer
- Eiko Kadono ( 角野 栄子 ; born 1935) , Japanese author of children's literature
- Eiko Kakehata ( 欠端 瑛子 ; born 1993) , Japanese goalball player
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Names that sound like Eiko
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About the name Eiko
Eiko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 195 births in the dataset. Eiko's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #2,120. Use the chart and map above to compare Eiko'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.