Girl name Japanese origin Shinto tradition

Akiko

ah-KEE-koh · 5 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Bright child; autumn child
Language
Japanese
Culture
Japanese
Religion
Shinto
Style era
classic
Themes
light · virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#15325
2024 births5
Peak year1927
First appeared1914
Total US births778
1927 peak19141942196919972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Aki
Alternate spellings
Akiko

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Akiko Yosano (poet)