Entry № 2765 · Japanese origin

Hitomi Hitomi — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ hee-TOH-mee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Japanese
Meaning
"Pupil of the eye (iconic Hitomi Honda - IZ*ONE)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Japanese)

A name that means "pupil of the eye (iconic hitomi honda - iz*one)".

Hitomi is from the Japanese hitomi (瞳 — pupil of the eye, beautiful eyes). A modern American baby name in the broader Japanese-Korean K-pop heritage aesthetic. Hitomi in Japanese traditionthe foundational Japanese feminine name for beautiful eyes + pupil of the eye; one of the most-popular Japanese feminine names; central to traditional Japanese aesthetics. Honda Hitomi (本田仁美, born 2001)iconic Japanese-Korean K-pop + J-pop singer; *iconic foundational member of the iconic foundational K-pop girl group IZONE (아이즈원, 2018-2021); widely considered one of the foundational 3rd-generation K-pop girl groups + the foundational Korean-Japanese collaborative survival show group*; formed through the iconic foundational Produce 48 (Mnet + AKB48 collaboration, 2018) — widely considered one of the foundational K-pop survival shows of all time; her foundational IZONE career includes the iconic foundational singles **La Vie en Rose (October 2018) — debut — Violeta (April 2019), Fiesta (February 2020), Secret Story of the Swan (June 2020), and Panorama (December 2020)* — IZONE disbanded in April 2021 after completing their iconic foundational 2.5-year contract; subsequent return to the iconic foundational AKB48 Team 8 + iconic foundational solo K-pop activities; her foundational return to K-pop as a foundational soloist + her foundational appearance on iconic foundational Korean variety shows is widely studied; her foundational role as a foundational Japanese-Korean K-pop bridge figure is widely studied — alongside iconic foundational AKB48 + iconic foundational K-pop ecosystem integration; over 2 million Instagram followers. Princess Hitomi — modern Japanese-Korean heritage naming.

Featured throughout K-pop and J-pop.

Pupil of the eye (Japanese). Iconic Honda Hitomi — foundational IZ*ONE + Produce 48 + La Vie en Rose + Violeta + AKB48 Team 8 + foundational Japanese-Korean K-pop bridge.

The name in its native script.

Transliteration
Hitomi
Pronunciation
/ hiːˈtoʊ.mi /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Hitomi stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Hitomi · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Hitomis before her.

Real people
Honda Hitomi
Iconic IZ*ONE + AKB48 Team 8 J-pop K-pop.
born 2001
In fiction
Hitomi
Japanese pupil of the eye.

Names connected to Hitomi.

The number behind Hitomi.

4

The Builder

Hitomi reduces to four.

Why families chose this name.

"IZ*ONE Hitomi. Six letters. Hitomi."
Hanako · Mother of one · Tochigi