Tamiko
Tamiko is a feminine Japanese given name. In Kanji, it is written 民子, meaning "child of the people". It can also be written 多美子, meaning "many, beauty, child", hence "child of many beauties". Notable people with the name include:Tamiko Butler, Antiguan cyclist Tamiko Jones, American singer Tamiko Nash, American actress Tamiko Thiel, American artist Tamiko Yasui, Japanese fencer
Meaning & Origin of Tamiko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tamiko is a feminine Japanese given name. In Kanji, it is written 民子, meaning "child of the people". It can also be written 多美子, meaning "many, beauty, child", hence "child of many beauties". Notable people with the name include:Tamiko Butler, Antiguan cyclist Tamiko Jones, American singer Tamiko Nash, American actress Tamiko Thiel, American artist Tamiko Yasui, Japanese fencer
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The Story of Tamiko
Tamiko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1917, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 486 Tamikos were born — ranking #414 that year. As of 2026, Tamiko ranks #13,595 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Tamikos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tamiko
Tamiko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Tamiko's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #414. Use the chart and map above to compare Tamiko'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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