Given name & surname
Miu
Miu is a feminine given name from Japanese. It is used in English and French.
Original Japanese美海
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Miu through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 92
- 0 boys · 92 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 9 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 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 448 as a first name in 2020; 568 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Miu’s family of names
In Japanese usage, Miu is a Roman-alphabet rendering of みう. In Japanese usage, Miu is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 愛生. In Japanese usage, Miu is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 美海.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 8
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Miu
- Miu HiranoJapanese table tennis playerborn 2000
- Miu GotoJapanese softball player (2001-)
- Miu KitamuraJapanese footballerborn 2001
- Miu SakamotoJapanese musicianborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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