Machiya
Machiya are traditional wooden townhouses found throughout Japan and typified in the historical capital of Kyoto. Machiya ('townhouses') and nōka constitute the two categories of Japanese vernacular architecture known as minka.
Meaning & Origin of Machiya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Machiya are traditional wooden townhouses found throughout Japan and typified in the historical capital of Kyoto. Machiya ('townhouses') and nōka constitute the two categories of Japanese vernacular architecture known as minka.
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The Story of Machiya
Machiya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2007, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 7 Machiyas were born — ranking #13,924 that year. As of 2026, Machiya ranks #13,924 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 7 Machiyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Machiya
Machiya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 7 births in the dataset. Machiya's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #13,924. Use the chart and map above to compare Machiya'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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