The baby name Mikio is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-kee-oh (IPA: /mi.ki.o/).
Mikio is Japanese in Origin.
The baby name Mikio is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-kee-oh (IPA: /mi.ki.o/).
Mikio is Japanese in Origin.
Mikio is a Japanese masculine given name, read みきお in kana. Its meaning depends on the kanji: common spellings include 幹雄 ("trunk; hero/man"), 幹夫 ("trunk; husband/man"), 幹生 ("trunk; life"), 三喜雄 ("three; rejoice; man"), and 美喜雄 ("beautiful; rejoice; man"). These compounds often evoke sturdiness or growth (幹, "main stem"), vitality, and positive fortune, paired with a masculine element (雄/夫).
The name saw steady use through the 20th century in Japan and among the diaspora, with a classic, slightly vintage feel today. Well-known bearers include film director Mikio Naruse (成瀬巳喜男), Olympic champion triple jumper Mikio Oda (織田幹雄), and mathematician Mikio Sato (佐藤幹夫). Variants are chiefly orthographic rather than phonetic; romanized as Mikio in Hepburn, it may also appear as MIKIO, or in katakana ミキオ. Nickname Miki is sometimes used. Related names sharing the root 幹 (Miki-) include Mikihiro and Mikiya.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | 0 | #71 | 7 | 4,057 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #206 | 92 | 7,909 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #732 | 8 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #779 | 7 | 12,213 |
| United States | Boys | 2010 | #855 | 5 | 7,345 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #921 | 6 | 14,506 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Mikio is popular in 22 countries — most recent births per country:
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