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The baby name Tomiko is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced toh-MEE-koh (IPA: /to.mi.ko/).

Tomiko is Japanese in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Japanese
Pronunciation: toh-MEE-koh (IPA: /to.mi.ko/)

What is the meaning of the name Tomiko ?

The baby name Tomiko is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced toh-MEE-koh (IPA: /to.mi.ko/).

Tomiko is Japanese in Origin.

Tomiko is a Japanese feminine given name pronounced toh-mee-koh. Its meaning varies with the kanji chosen, though the final element ko (子) means “child.” Common writings include 富子 (“wealth/abundance + child”), 富美子 (“abundance + beauty + child”), 智子 or 智美子 (“wisdom [+ beauty] + child”), 都美子 (“capital/city + beauty + child”), 登美子 (“ascend + beauty + child”), and 朋子 (“companion + child”). Because Japanese names are semantically flexible, parents select characters to convey desired virtues or imagery.

The name appears in records from medieval Japan - most famously Hino Tomiko (日野富子), a powerful 15th‑century figure - and became especially popular from the late Meiji through mid‑Shōwa eras, when -ko names dominated. Usage waned after the 1980s but persists among older generations and in vintage‑style revivals. Outside Japan, Tomiko circulates in diaspora communities, typically in Hepburn romanization. Variants and short forms include Tomi and Miko; related names are Tomoko and Tomomi.

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Tomiko – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
JP Girls 0 #217 29 6,592
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
KZ Girls 0 #330 3 5,862
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
RU Girls 0 #521 3 11,913
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
AE Girls 0 #597 1 20,968
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
SG Girls 0 #630 3 18,916
HK Girls 0 #648 3 16,104
BO Girls 0 #650 2 9,488
SG Boys 0 #738 2 17,960
United States Girls 2001 #873 5 9,507
CL Girls 0 #914 2 14,098
BR Girls 0 #987 6 12,708
PE Girls 0 #1,002 9 14,861
MY Girls 0 #1,072 1 24,821
DZ 0 #1,234 1 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,236 1 25,928
TR 0 #1,254 1 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,266 2 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,271 2 25,619

Tomiko is popular in 20 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
AE
AR
BO
BR

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People also ask about Tomiko

Tomiko is predominantly a girl's name.
Tomiko is a 3 syllable name, pronounced toh-MEE-koh (IPA: /to.mi.ko/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include 富子 (Tomiko) — 'wealth/abundance + child', 智子 (Tomiko) — 'wisdom/knowledge + child', 朋子 (Tomiko) — 'friend/companion + child', 登美子 (Tomiko) — 'ascend + beauty + child', 都美子 (Tomiko) — 'metropolis + beauty + child' and とみこ (hiragana).
Across languages, Tomiko has these equivalents: Tomoko (Japanese, similar-sounding and also ends with -ko), Tamiko (Japanese, similar sound), Tomi / Tomie (diminutive forms), Thomasina / Tomasina / Tamsin (English equivalents as feminine forms of Tom/Thomas).
Somewhat — Tomiko ranked #873 in United States in 2001, placing it just outside the most common names.