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Chihiro

From Japanese 千 meaning "thousand" and 尋 meaning "fathom, armspan", as well as other kanji combinations.

Usage languagesJapanese
US rank (2022)#13,592

Meaning and history

From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning “thousand” and 尋 (hiro) meaning “fathom, armspan,” as well as other possible kanji combinations, this is the name of the main character in the 2001 Japanese animated film Spirited Away.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20032003: no US SSA record for this spelling
2004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 5 births, rank #17,168
2007: 14 births, rank #8,520
20082008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: 5 births, rank #16,992
2011: 5 births, rank #16,764
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
20132013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: 5 births, rank #16,513
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
2016: 8 births, rank #11,781
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
20182018: no US SSA record for this spelling
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
2020: no US SSA record for this spelling
2021: no US SSA record for this spelling
20222022: 6 births, rank #13,592

In 2022, 6 babies were recorded with the name Chihiro, ranking #13,592 among girls.

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