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Misao
How to Pronounce Misao
Pronounced mee-SAH-oh /miˈsɑoʊ/Medium
Meaning: Misao is a Japanese given name meaning fidelity, integrity or honor, borne by women of the Meiji and Taisho generations. Its small American record, concentrated in the early twentieth century, reflects the first Japanese immigrant families, the Issei and their Nisei daughters, before wartime upheaval. It is written here in romaji only.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Misao is a Japanese name meaning fidelity or honor, common among women born in Japan's Meiji and Taisho eras. In the United States its handful of bearers belong to the early Issei and Nisei families, a small community whose naming reflected both heritage and a new country.
Its American record is narrow, a few dozen girls a year at its faint high near 1924 and thinning by the early nineteen-thirties, a span shadowed by the era's immigration limits. Among comparable heritage names are Sadako, Kimiyo and Chiyo.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Misao mean?
In Japanese it means 'fidelity' or 'honor'.
How do you pronounce Misao?
It's said mee-SAH-oh /miˈsɑoʊ/, three syllables, stress on the middle.
Is Misao a boy or girl name?
In these American records Misao is used as a girl's name.
Is Misao a popular name?
No, it was always very rare in America, mostly among early Japanese immigrant families, and faded by the early nineteen-thirties.