Mieko
Mieko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Mieko Chikappu , Japanese Ainu embroiderer, artist, poet, essayist, and Indigenous activist Mieko Fukui , Japanese women's basketball player Mieko Fukuno , Japanese former international table tennis player Mieko Harada , Japanese actress Mieko Hirota , Japanese singer Mieko Kamimoto , Japanese politician Mieko Kamiya ,…
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Mieko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mieko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Mieko Chikappu , Japanese Ainu embroiderer, artist, poet, essayist, and Indigenous activist Mieko Fukui , Japanese women's basketball player Mieko Fukuno , Japanese former international table tennis player Mieko Harada , Japanese actress Mieko Hirota , Japanese singer Mieko Kamimoto , Japanese politician Mieko Kamiya ,…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Mieko
Mieko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 14 Miekos were born — ranking #2,514 that year. As of 2026, Mieko ranks #15,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 310 Miekos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mieko
Mieko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 310 births in the dataset. Mieko's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #2,514. Use the chart and map above to compare Mieko'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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