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Around the world, 千代 (Chiyo , 千代 ) is a common female forename. The first name 千代 is habitual in Japan, where it is quite a common feminine name, Indonesia, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name, and the United States, where it is a very rare primarily girly, but very seldom masculine name. Much less frequently, 千代 is the last name as well as the forename.
千代 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Chiyo , the fictional character from Naruto, Naruto: Shippūden and Chiyo Mihama , the fictional character from Azumanga Daioh.