Gender
Origin
- Japanese
- Little Loved One
Pronunciation
a(i)-ko
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #4568, 22 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6446, 13 births)
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #2351, 77 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2719, 63 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 63 |
| 2024 | 8 | 76 |
| 2023 | 21 | 77 |
| 2022 | 22 | 57 |
| 2021 | 17 | 53 |
| 2020 | 10 | 56 |
| 2019 | 9 | 47 |
| 2018 | – | 31 |
| 2017 | – | 23 |
| 2016 | – | 25 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #4209, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #2574, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3704, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | – | 10 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 10 |
| 2021 | – | 4 |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | 6 |
| 2018 | – | 3 |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #1400, 23 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2965, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #1359, 27 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2256, 12 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 12 |
| 2022 | 23 | 22 |
| 2021 | 21 | 27 |
| 2020 | 10 | 18 |
| 2019 | 9 | 12 |
| 2018 | 4 | 16 |
| 2017 | 3 | 17 |
| 2016 | – | 19 |
| 2015 | 3 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1930 (rank #109, 9 births); most recent 1931 (rank #149, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence