Given name
Leiko
“resembling a small flower”
Leiko is used as a given name. One Hawaiian interpretation is “resembling a small flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “resembling a small flower.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2021. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leiko through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Leiko’s family of names
Leiko has a related form in Leeko. Leiko has a related form in Lieko. Leiko has a related form in Liko.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Leiko
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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