Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Meiko through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 247
- 135 boys · 112 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 409 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Meiko’s family of names
In German usage, Meiko has a related form in MAIKO. In German usage, Meiko has a related form in MAICO. In German usage, Meiko has a related form in MEICO.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 10
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
- 茗子original script · Japanese
- 迷子original script · Japanese
- 芽威子original script · Japanese
- 盟子original script · Japanese
- 冥子original script · Japanese
- 明衣子original script · Japanese
- 芽以子original script · Japanese
- 芽依子original script · Japanese
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People named Meiko
- Meiko KajiJapanese actress and singerborn 1947
- Meiko NakaharaJapanese singerborn 1959
- Meiko SatomuraJapanese professional wrestlerborn 1979
- Meiko NakamuraJapanese actress (1934-2023)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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