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Ayako

girl name
Origin
Japanese
Syllables
3
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

child of color, or of woven design, depending on the kanji

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ayako has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

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Popularity in Brazil

271 people · the #20,483 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 77

1930s1940s1950s1960s

Among people named Ayako living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Ayako

People given the name Ayako in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1980 to 1999. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Ayako deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Ayako truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Ayako fits with your family’s names and surname.

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