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Mineko

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

Meaning

a classic -ko "child" name; the Mine element varies with the kanji chosen, often "peak" (峰子)

Popularity, 1890–2024

Mineko does not appear in US Social Security baby-name records, which list only names given to at least five babies in a year. There is no popularity curve to chart: a genuinely rare pick.

See popularity in Brazil

Popularity in Brazil

94 people · the #43,073 first name in Brazil · median age 77

1940s1950s

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

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

Names that fit alongside Mineko

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The Mineko deep dive

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