Miko
Miko is a given name found in several cultures. It can be a Japanese female name. It can be an eastern European name, with origins in Slovakia, sometimes short for Mikolaj. Miko can also be a variant of the name Michael, which has Hebrew origins.
- Finnish
Meaning & Origin of Miko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Miko is a given name found in several cultures. It can be a Japanese female name. It can be an eastern European name, with origins in Slovakia, sometimes short for Mikolaj. Miko can also be a variant of the name Michael, which has Hebrew origins.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Finnish
The Story of Miko
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Miko as a girl name dates back to 1963, when 6 babies received it. 1971 was its biggest year on record, with 30 newborns named Miko — #2,478 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Mikos. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #8,203 among girl names with 12 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). In total, more than 614 Mikos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Miko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 78 births, good for #1,969 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Mikos. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,091 among boy names with 72 births, rising sharply (+62% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Mikos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Miko
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Miko. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Miko
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About the name Miko
Miko is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Miko's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,969. Use the chart and map above to compare Miko'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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