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Miyū

Miyū (みゆう) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 美優, 美 beautiful + 優 gentle. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 21 in 2005.

み · ゆ · う · みゆう · ミユウ
Most used spelling美優みゆうbeautiful + gentle

Ways to write Miyū

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

美優
美beautiful優gentle, kind, excellent
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Rarer spellings

These spellings of Miyū appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

海結sea + to tieGirl
海優sea + gentleGirl
海友sea + friendGirl
海祐sea + divine helpGirl
見優to see + gentleGirl
光優light + gentleGirl
三結羽three + to tie + featherGirl
実結fruit + to tieGirl

Popularity in Japan

Where Miyū has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2005, at No. 21.

No. 1No. 25No. 5020052010Girls, 2004: No. 44Girls, 2005: No. 21Girls, 2006: No. 48Girls, 2007: No. 27Girls, 2008: No. 34
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YearGirls
2008No. 34
2007No. 27
2006No. 48
2005No. 21
2004No. 44

Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.