Hitomi
Hitomi is a feminine Japanese given name. It can be written with the single kanji 瞳 or with various combinations of two kanji with various meanings, such as 仁美. The name can also be written using the hiragana as ひとみ. The singer hitomi writes her stage name using the Latin alphabet.
Meaning & Origin of Hitomi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hitomi is a feminine Japanese given name. It can be written with the single kanji 瞳 or with various combinations of two kanji with various meanings, such as 仁美. The name can also be written using the hiragana as ひとみ. The singer hitomi writes her stage name using the Latin alphabet.
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The Story of Hitomi
Hitomi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1985, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 12 Hitomis were born — ranking #7,097 that year. As of 2026, Hitomi ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 113 Hitomis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hitomi
Hitomi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 113 births in the dataset. Hitomi's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #7,097. Use the chart and map above to compare Hitomi'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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