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.
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.
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:
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