Miho
Miho is a feminine Japanese given name. It can have many different meanings in Japanese depending on the kanji used.
Meaning & Origin of Miho
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Miho is a feminine Japanese given name. It can have many different meanings in Japanese depending on the kanji used.
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The Story of Miho
Miho first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1974, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 10 Mihos were born — ranking #8,052 that year. As of 2026, Miho ranks #17,168 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 95 Mihos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Miho
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Miho Adachi ( 足立 美穂 ; born 1979) , Japanese sprint canoeist
- Miho Arakawa ( 荒川 美穂 ; born 1987) , Japanese voice actress
- Miho Dukov ( Михо Дуков , born 1955), former Bulgarian wrestler
- Miho Fujima ( 藤真 美穂 ; born 1978) , Japanese actress
- Miho Fukuhara ( 福原 美穂 ; born 1987) , Japanese singer
- Miho Fukumoto ( 福元 美穂 ; born 1983) , Japanese football player
- Miho Hamada ( 濱田 美穂 ) , Japanese table tennis player
- Miho Hatori ( 羽鳥 美保 ; born 1970) , Japanese singer and songwriter
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Names that sound like Miho
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About the name Miho
Miho is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 95 births in the dataset. Miho's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #8,052. Use the chart and map above to compare Miho'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.