Given name & surname · also Korean
Toki
“one who grasps opportunity; hopeful”·“resembling a rabbit”·“filled with hope”
Toki is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who grasps opportunity; hopeful”, “resembling a rabbit”, and “filled with hope”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Original Japanese時
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who grasps opportunity; hopeful”, “resembling a rabbit”, and “filled with hope”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Japanese and Korean naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Toki through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23
- 11 boys · 12 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 186 as a first name in 2020; 436 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.
Toki’s family of names
Toki has a related form in Tokiko. Toki has a related form in Tokea. Toki has a related form in Tokee.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Toki, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Hei
“of grace”
24% boys · 76% girls
Xi-Wang
“one with hope” · “one who is filled with hope”
50% boys · 50% girls
Day
“a father's hope for tomor- TOW” · “born during the daylight”
28% boys · 72% girls
Chaniel
“the grace of God”
37% boys · 63% girls
Tickva
“one who has hope”
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Vondell
“filled with hope”
42% boys · 58% girls
Tabbee
“doe” · “resembling a gazelle; known for beauty and grace”
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Ticva
“one who has hope”
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