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Minako

From Japanese 美 meaning "beautiful", 奈, a phonetic character, and 子 meaning "child".

Usage languagesJapanese
US rank (2017)#14,124

Meaning and history

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning “beautiful,” 奈 (na), a phonetic character, and 子 (ko) meaning “child”; other kanji combinations are also possible.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
19981998: no US SSA record for this spelling
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20082008: no US SSA record for this spelling
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20132013: no US SSA record for this spelling
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2016: no US SSA record for this spelling
20172017: 6 births, rank #14,124

In 2017, 6 babies were recorded with the name Minako, ranking #14,124 among girls.

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