Entry № 1679 · Japanese origin

Mio Mio — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ MEE-oh /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Japanese

Meaning

"Beautiful cherry blossom"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Modern (Japanese)

The meaning

A name that means "beautiful cherry blossom".

Mio (美桜) combines mi (beauty) and o (cherry blossom). Also 澪 (water channel).

Mio Akiyama is the bassist in K-On! (2009).

Beautiful cherry blossom. The Japanese.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

美桜

Transliteration: Mio
Pronunciation: / ˈmiː.oʊ /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Mio stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Mio · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Mios before her.

Real people

Mio Sugita

Japanese politician.

born 1967

In fiction

Mio Akiyama

Character in K-On!.

2009 anime

Names connected to Mio.

Numerology

The number behind Mio.

The Pioneer

Mio reduces to one — the number of cherry blossom.

Parents on Mio

Why families chose this name.

"Beautiful cherry blossom. Three letters. Mio."

Yuko · Mother of one · Tokyo