Momoko
Momoko is a Japanese name for girls. Momo is usually written with the kanji character 桃 for "peach" or 百 for "one hundred" or 杏 for "apricot", followed by -ko, a common suffix for girls' names. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Momoko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Momoko is a Japanese name for girls. Momo is usually written with the kanji character 桃 for "peach" or 百 for "one hundred" or 杏 for "apricot", followed by -ko, a common suffix for girls' names. It may refer to:
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The Story of Momoko
Momoko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1985, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 13 Momokos were born — ranking #7,723 that year. As of 2026, Momoko ranks #13,787 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 150 Momokos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Momoko
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Momoko Abe ( 阿部 桃子 ; born 1994) , Japanese actress and model
- Momoko Ando ( 安藤 桃子 ; born 1982) , Japanese film director
- Momoko Hirata ( 平田 桃子 ; born 1985) , Japanese ballerina
- Momoko Hirotsu ( 広津 桃子 ; 1918–1988) , Japanese novelist
- Momoko Iko (1940–2020), American playwright
- Momoko Ishii ( 石井 桃子 ; 1907–2008) , Japanese author and translator of children's books
- Momoko Ishikawa ( 石川 桃子 ) , Japanese voice actress
- Momoko Katō ( 加藤 桃子 ; born 1993) , Japanese women's shogi player
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Names that sound like Momoko
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About the name Momoko
Momoko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 150 births in the dataset. Momoko's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #7,723. Use the chart and map above to compare Momoko'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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