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Aiko

Girl

Meaning of Aiko: Japanese: 'beloved child'

Aiko is a girl's name most strongly associated with Japanese naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2279th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2574th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2279

76 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2574

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,886

First recorded 1912 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 13 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 18 babies1999: 12 babies2000: 17 babies20002001: 13 babies2002: 35 babies2003: 32 babies2004: 27 babies2005: 33 babies2006: 37 babies2007: 28 babies2008: 39 babies2009: 50 babies2010: 37 babies20102011: 28 babies2012: 28 babies2013: 24 babies2014: 34 babies2015: 24 babies2016: 25 babies2017: 23 babies2018: 31 babies2019: 56 babies2020: 66 babies20202021: 70 babies2022: 81 babies2023: 98 babies2024: 85 babies2025: 76 babies
US babies named Aiko per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 98.

Gender split

5% boys · 95% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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