Tokiko
Tokiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Tokiko Iwatani , Japanese lyricist, poet and translator Tokiko Kato , Japanese singer-songwriter and actress Tokiko Ozeki , Japanese cross-country skier Tokiko Shimizu , Japanese banker Taira no Tokiko , wife of Taira no Kiyomori, Japanese samurai
Meaning & Origin of Tokiko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tokiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Tokiko Iwatani , Japanese lyricist, poet and translator Tokiko Kato , Japanese singer-songwriter and actress Tokiko Ozeki , Japanese cross-country skier Tokiko Shimizu , Japanese banker Taira no Tokiko , wife of Taira no Kiyomori, Japanese samurai
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The Story of Tokiko
Tokiko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1919, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 13 Tokikos were born — ranking #2,661 that year. As of 2026, Tokiko ranks #3,226 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 88 Tokikos 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 Tokiko
Tokiko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 88 births in the dataset. Tokiko's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #2,661. Use the chart and map above to compare Tokiko'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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