The baby name Miwa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-wah (Japanese: [mi.wa], IPA: /mi.wa/).
Miwa is Japanese in Origin.
The baby name Miwa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-wah (Japanese: [mi.wa], IPA: /mi.wa/).
Miwa is Japanese in Origin.
Miwa is a Japanese given name, primarily feminine, and also a surname whose meaning varies by kanji. Popular given-name spellings include 美和 "beauty and harmony," 美羽 "beautiful feather/wing," 美環 "beautiful circle," and 実和 "true or fruitful harmony." As a family name it is commonly written 三輪, "three rings/wheels." The name may also appear in kana as みわ or ミワ, and is romanized Miwa.
As a surname Miwa is place-derived, associated with the Miwa area of Nara and Mount Miwa, home to Omiwa (Ōmiwa) Shrine, among the oldest Shinto sites - associations that lend the name antiquity and sacred overtones. As a given name it became widespread in 20th-century Japan and remains familiar today. Variants and related forms include Miwako (美和子), adding the classical -ko "child" suffix. Across kanji choices, the prevailing ideas are beauty, peace, wholeness, and gentleness; the 三輪 surname points instead to circularity or triplicity motifs.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| JP | 0 | #57 | 21 | 4,057 | |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #109 | 2 | 2,055 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #113 | 157 | 6,592 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #127 | 5 | 1,400 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #278 | 12 | 6,578 |
| SG | 0 | #279 | 4 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #300 | 6 | 6,530 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| France | Girls | 2015 | #411 | 3 | 3,223 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #469 | 37 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #519 | 7 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #561 | 5 | 10,162 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #606 | 10 | 16,104 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #627 | 6 | 18,916 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #811 | 19 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Girls | 2017 | #914 | 5 | 9,202 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #980 | 15 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MA | 0 | #1,117 | 12 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,165 | 12 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Miwa is popular in 44 countries — most recent births per country:
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