girl's name

Miyo

  • Origin Japanese
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 82

Miyo is a girl's name. In 2008 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Miyo is a name of Japanese origin.
  • Peaked in 1924, when 12 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1915.

Miyo over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2008, not a full ten years.

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Births named Miyo by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 18
1920s 37
2000s (to 2008) 7

How popular is Miyo?

In 2008, Miyo was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Miyo is used

France #7,305 5 in 2025
United States #15,242 7 in 2008

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Miyo

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Miyo also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Miyo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Miyo

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Miyo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Miyo

How popular is the name Miyo?

In 2008, Miyo was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Miyo a girl's or a boy's name?

Miyo is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Miyo most popular?

Miyo peaked in 1924, when 12 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Miyo a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Miyo currently ranks #7,305 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.