Miwa
Miwa is a feminine Japanese given name which can also be used as a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Miwa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Miwa is a feminine Japanese given name which can also be used as a surname.
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The Story of Miwa
Miwa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 8 Miwas were born — ranking #11,780 that year. As of 2026, Miwa ranks #15,899 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 60 Miwas 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 Miwa
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Miwa (singer) (born 1990), Japanese singer-songwriter
- Miwa Asao ( 浅尾 美和 ; born 1986) , Japanese beach volleyball player
- Miwa Fukuhara ( 福原 美和 ; born 1944) , Japanese figure skater
- Miwa Harimoto ( 張本 美和 ; born 2008) , Japanese table tennis player
- Miwa Hirono (廣野 美和), Japanese political scientist and scholar
- Miwa Kuribayashi ( 栗林 未和 ; born 1998) , Japanese women's basketball player
- Miwa Matsumoto ( 松本 美和 ; born 1971) , Japanese voice actress
- Miwa Morikawa ( 森川 美和 ; born 1999) , Japanese freestyle wrestler
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Names that sound like Miwa
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About the name Miwa
Miwa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 60 births in the dataset. Miwa's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #11,780. Use the chart and map above to compare Miwa'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.