Michiko
Michiko was the 11589th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 1314th with 38 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,190 places. More babies were named Michiko in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,589 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192438 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,010babies recorded
Michiko popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,589 | 8 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #14,472 | 7 |
| 2000 | #11,448 | 8 |
| 1990 | #8,975 | 9 |
| 1980 | #4,663 | 16 |
| 1970 | #6,809 | 7 |
| 1960 | #6,166 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #3,132 | 9 |
| 1930 | #1,644 | 24 |
| 1920 | #1,608 | 27 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Michiko, counting every spelling?
Michiko has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Michiko?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Michiko (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Michiko born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Michiko.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Michiko?
About 500 people born in the US named Michiko are alive today, with a median age of 44; half are between 30 and 57. That makes Michiko mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Michiko by state
How common Michiko was among girls born in each state in 1922–1926, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (121.7×), California (16.0×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Michiko: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Michiko, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Michiko
How popular is the name Michiko?
Michiko was the 11589th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 1314th with 38 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,190 places. More babies were named Michiko in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Michiko a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Michiko in the US.
Where was Michiko most popular?
In 1922–1926, Michiko was most common in Hawaii (3.29 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Washington.