The baby name Ichio is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced EE-chee-oh (Japanese IPA: [itɕio]).
Ichio is Japanese in Origin.
The baby name Ichio is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced EE-chee-oh (Japanese IPA: [itɕio]).
Ichio is Japanese in Origin.
Ichio is a Japanese masculine given name built from ichi (“one; first”) and o (“man; male; hero”), with its sense varying by kanji. Common spellings include 一雄 (“one/first + heroic man”) and 一男 (“one/first + man/son”); 市雄 (“market + heroic man”) is another possibility. Because Japanese names allow flexible readings, these same characters can also be read as Kazuo, while Ichio keeps the ichi + o pattern.
Use has been modest, with more visibility in the late Meiji to early Shōwa period, when -o endings (Kazuo, Takeo, Ichio) were in vogue; today it is relatively rare. Related names include Ichirō (“first son”) and Kazuo; nicknames may shorten to Ichi. Standard romanization is Ichio in Hepburn, with Itio in Kunrei. Pronunciation: EE-chee-oh; imagery: “first/foremost” and dependable masculinity.
Ichio is a genuine rarity. In all, it appears just 8 times, across 5 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 7,909 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
Ichio is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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