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Throughout the world, キミコ (Kimiko , キミコ ) is a common dominantly feminine, but seldom male first name. The forename キミコ is characteristic of Japan, where it is quite a rare mostly girly, but seldom boy's name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Albania, where it is a rare female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Japan, the United States, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, キミコ is the last name as well as the forename.
キミコ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kimiko Ross , the main character of Dresden Codak; Kimiko Nakamura , character in Heroes and Kimiko Tohomiko , the Xiaolin Showdown character.