Emiko
Emiko is a feminine Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Emiko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emiko is a feminine Japanese given name.
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The Story of Emiko
Emiko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1916, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 64 Emikos were born — ranking #2,688 that year. As of 2026, Emiko ranks #2,776 for baby girls with 61 births, rising sharply (+22% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Emikos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Emiko
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Emiko Davies , Australia-born cookery book author, food journalist and food blogger
- Emiko Hiyama ( 肥山 詠美子 ; born 1971) , Japanese computational nuclear physicist
- Emiko Iiyama ( 飯山 恵巳子 ; born 1934) , Japanese soprano
- Emiko Iwasaki ( 岩崎 恵美子 ; born 1976) , Japanese video game artist
- Emiko Kado ( 門 恵美子 ; 1976–1999) , Japanese professional wrestler
- Emiko Kaminuma ( 上沼 恵美子 ; born 1955) , Japanese comedian, singer, television presenter, YouTuber, and radio personality
- Emiko Kanda ( 神田 絵美子 ) , Japanese former international table tennis player
- Emiko Komaru ( 香丸 恵美子 ; born 1946) , Japanese track and field athlete
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Names that sound like Emiko
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About the name Emiko
Emiko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Emiko's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,283. Use the chart and map above to compare Emiko'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.