Meiko
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAY-koh
- Origin
- Japanese
Meiko is a boys' name of Japanese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Meiko come from?
Japanese: Japanese girls' name ending in -ko 'child'; its use for US boys is unexplained
Is Meiko a girl's or a boy's name?
Meiko is a boys' name.
How popular is Meiko in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Meiko in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Meiko in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
Names like Meiko
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Names related to Meiko
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Meiko: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/meiko, updated 20 October 2026.