Given name
Miyo
“a beautiful daughter”
Miyo is used as a given name. One Japanese interpretation is “a beautiful daughter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Japanese interpretation is “a beautiful daughter.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Japanese.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Miyo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 62
- 0 boys · 62 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 12 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 7 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 222 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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