Miko
Miko is a unisex given name: about 67% of people named Miko are men and 33% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 67% male / 33% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Serbia, Bulgaria
- US births since 1880
- 537 male / 498 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Miko
To address Miko when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Miko," in English, "Guten Tag Miko," in German. About 67% of people named Miko are men and 33% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Miko,
German
Guten Tag Miko,
French
Bonjour Miko,
Spanish
Estimado/a Miko:
Chinese
Miko您好:
Japanese
Miko様
English
Hi Miko,
German
Hi Miko,
French
Salut Miko,
Spanish
Hola Miko,
Chinese
Miko你好:
Japanese
Mikoさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | unisex name | 52% |
| Serbia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Bulgaria | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Japan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
537 male · 498 female · 1,035 births recorded
Since 1980: 61% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Miko a male or female name?
Miko is a unisex given name: about 67% of people named Miko are men and 33% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Miko in an email?
To address Miko when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Miko," in English, "Guten Tag Miko," in German. About 67% of people named Miko are men and 33% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Miko a unisex name?
Miko is not a unisex name: 67% of people named Miko are men. Miko leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Miko a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/miko (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_miko,
title = {Is Miko a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/miko},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}