Reiko
Reiko is a feminine Japanese given name. A few possible ways to spell the name in Japanese are:. Notable people with the name include:Reiko Aonuma , Japanese women's basketball player Reiko Aylesworth, an American actress Reiko Chiba , J-pop idol Reiko Dan , Japanese actress Reiko Douglas (Hashimoto) Japanese singer and comic, wife of Emmy-winning comedy writer Jack Douglas Reiko Ezoe , Japanese…
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Reiko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Reiko is a feminine Japanese given name. A few possible ways to spell the name in Japanese are:. Notable people with the name include:Reiko Aonuma , Japanese women's basketball player Reiko Aylesworth, an American actress Reiko Chiba , J-pop idol Reiko Dan , Japanese actress Reiko Douglas (Hashimoto) Japanese singer and comic, wife of Emmy-winning comedy writer Jack Douglas Reiko Ezoe , Japanese…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Reiko
American parents first put Reiko on the record books as a baby girl name in 1921, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 23 Reikos were born — ranking #3,052 that year. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Reikos. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 671 Reikos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Reiko
Reiko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 671 births in the dataset. Reiko's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #3,052. Use the chart and map above to compare Reiko'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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