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Tokyo

/ˈtoʊkioʊ/ · 77% girls, 23% boys · 12 born in 2025

Tokyo has been given to about 116 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtoʊkioʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 115
Median age today4 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tokyo per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 27
  • Born in 202512
  • All time116

How popular is Tokyo?

Its best year was 2022, when 27 babies were given the name, ranking 6197th. The typical living American called Tokyo is about 4 years old today.

Names that sound like Tokyo

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tony0.53
  2. Tonya0.53
  3. Toby0.53
  4. Tory0.53
  5. Tommy0.48
  6. Toni0.48
  7. Tori0.48
  8. Tobin0.48

Middle names for Tokyo

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tokyo Catherine0.84
  2. Tokyo Marie0.83
  3. Tokyo Grace0.83
  4. Tokyo Jane0.83
  5. Tokyo June0.82
  6. Tokyo Claire0.82

Sibling names for Tokyo

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Duttonbrother · 0.85
  2. Wrenleighsister · 0.83
  3. Izaelbrother · 0.83
  4. Xylasister · 0.82
  5. Cruebrother · 0.82
  6. Kailanysister · 0.81

Where Tokyo is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tokyo White0.78
    2. Tokyo Reyes0.78
    3. Tokyo Nguyen0.78
    4. Tokyo Lee0.78
    5. Tokyo Hill0.78
    6. Tokyo Hall0.78

    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 Tokyo

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.