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The first name Tamiko

A girl’s name from Japanese.

3 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from Japanese たみこ (Tamiko).

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Tamiko at birth, 1880–2025

In 2002, 6 girls born in the United States were named Tamiko, the 15,208th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1975, when 486 were.

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3,043
babies named Tamiko since 1880
#15,208
rank in 2002
1975
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

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Questions

What does the name Tamiko mean?
Borrowed from Japanese たみこ (Tamiko).
What is the origin of the name Tamiko?
Borrowed from Japanese たみこ (Tamiko).
Is Tamiko a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 3,043 US babies named Tamiko since 1880 were girls.
When was Tamiko most popular?
1975 in the United States, when 486 babies were named Tamiko, its highest rank at 416th.