Kumiko
Kumiko is a feminine Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Kumiko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kumiko is a feminine Japanese given name.
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The Story of Kumiko
Kumiko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 8 Kumikos were born — ranking #7,314 that year. As of 2026, Kumiko ranks #16,544 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 78 Kumikos 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 Kumiko
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Kumiko Aihara ( 相原 久美子 ; born 1947) , Japanese politician
- Kumiko Akiyoshi ( 秋吉 久美子 ; born 1954) , Japanese actress
- Kumiko Asō ( 麻生 久美子 ; born 1978) , Japanese actress
- Kumiko Goto ( 後藤 久美子 ; born 1974) , Japanese actress, model, and former singer
- Kumiko Goto-Azuma , Antarctic palaeoclimatologist and glaciologist
- Kumiko Haba ( 羽場 久美子 ; born 1952) , Japanese Professor of International Politics
- Kumiko Hayakawa ( 早川 久美子 ; born 1971) , Japanese politician
- Kumiko Hayashi ( 林 久美子 ; born 1972) , Japanese politician
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Names that sound like Kumiko
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About the name Kumiko
Kumiko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 78 births in the dataset. Kumiko's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #7,314. Use the chart and map above to compare Kumiko'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.