Holding steady, #11,932 for girls today.
Popularity of Tokyo since 2013
Babies named Tokyo per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82 | 17 |
Meaning & origin
Tokyo is a modern place-name given first recorded in the United States in 2019. Its peak year of usage was 2022, though it has remained extremely rare; as of 2025, only 1 in 229,610 newborns received the name, placing it at rank 11,932. The name has been used almost equally for boys and girls, reflecting a broader trend of borrowing global city names. Because it has no recorded usage in any U.S. state reaching a statistically significant level, top state data is unavailable. Tokyo as a given name is a clear example of the modern fashion for geographic and international names, particularly those of major world capitals.
Tokyo is the name of the capital city of Japan. The city's name is written with two kanji characters: 東 (tō) meaning 'east' and 京 (kyō) meaning 'capital'. As a given name, Tokyo is a modern English-language usage, likely inspired by global awareness of the city. It first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2019 and has seen sporadic use since then.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Toke, Kyo
Sibling names for Tokyo
Names that share Tokyo's style, for a brother or sister.
