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Girl name

Chiyo

100% girls · last recorded 2019

Chiyo has been given to about 135 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1917, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 26
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Chiyo per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1917 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time135

How popular is Chiyo?

Its best year was 1917, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 2583rd. The typical living American called Chiyo is about 19 years old today.

Names that sound like Chiyo

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. China0.53
  2. Chaya0.45

Middle names for Chiyo

Ranked by flow score
  1. Chiyo Belle0.83
  2. Chiyo Noelle0.80
  3. Chiyo Frances0.80
  4. Chiyo Hazel0.80
  5. Chiyo Violet0.79
  6. Chiyo Della0.79

Sibling names for Chiyo

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Opalsister · 0.57
  2. Luellasister · 0.57
  3. Estellesister · 0.55
  4. Soleither · 0.52
  5. Ambrosebrother · 0.49
  6. Forestbrother · 0.49

Where Chiyo is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Chiyo Wilson0.75
    2. Chiyo Williams0.75
    3. Chiyo Walker0.75
    4. Chiyo Turner0.75
    5. Chiyo Taylor0.75
    6. Chiyo Sanchez0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Chiyo

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.