Aiko
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- EYE-koh
- Origin
- Japanese
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,719 for girls
Aiko is a name of Japanese origin, meaning “love child”. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 2,719th for girls in the US (63 babies).
What does Aiko mean?
Japanese
“love child”
Usually written with the characters for 'love' and 'child'; Princess Aiko is the daughter of Emperor Naruhito of Japan.
Is Aiko a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Aiko has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 4 boys in the UK and 63 girls and 13 boys in the US.
How popular is Aiko in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 133% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Aiko, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2022, with 10 girls. 4 boys were also named Aiko in 2025 (4,301st for boys).
Half of all the girls named Aiko in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2023. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 60% of the babies named Aiko in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Aiko in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Aiko in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,719among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 63about 1 in 26,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 61% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 63 girls in the US were named Aiko, making it the 2,719th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,890th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 77 girls. It first appears in the records in 1912. 13 boys were also named Aiko in 2025 (6,442nd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Aiko in the US since 1880 were born between 1930 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 83% of the babies named Aiko in the US were girls.
Aiko in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | #2,719 |
| 2024 | 76 | #2,389 |
| 2023 | 77 | #2,352 |
| 2022 | 59 | #2,856 |
| 2021 | 53 | #3,069 |
| 2020 | 56 | #2,890 |
| 2019 | 47 | #3,336 |
| 2018 | 31 | #4,457 |
| 2017 | 23 | #5,515 |
| 2016 | 25 | #5,283 |
| 2015 | 24 | #5,456 |
| 2014 | 34 | #4,267 |
| 2013 | 24 | #5,484 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4,955 |
| 2011 | 28 | #4,913 |
| 2010 | 37 | #4,022 |
| 2009 | 50 | #3,297 |
| 2008 | 39 | #4,005 |
| 2007 | 28 | #5,095 |
| 2006 | 37 | #3,991 |
| 2005 | 33 | #4,191 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4,812 |
| 2003 | 32 | #4,105 |
| 2002 | 35 | #3,726 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #6,102 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,800 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,427 |
| 1938 | 8 | #3,179 |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,374 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,729 |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,740 |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,403 |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,363 |
| 1931 | 20 | #1,749 |
| 1930 | 16 | #2,109 |
| 1929 | 22 | #1,703 |
| 1928 | 24 | #1,679 |
| 1927 | 25 | #1,668 |
| 1926 | 38 | #1,262 |
| 1925 | 39 | #1,252 |
| 1924 | 41 | #1,244 |
| 1923 | 32 | #1,428 |
| 1922 | 34 | #1,366 |
| 1921 | 17 | #2,195 |
| 1920 | 34 | #1,349 |
| 1919 | 41 | #1,155 |
| 1918 | 26 | #1,566 |
| 1917 | 20 | #1,773 |
| 1916 | 15 | #2,133 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,687 |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,538 |
| 1912 | 8 | #2,143 |
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aiko: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aiko, updated 20 October 2026.