Hideo - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Hideo \hi-deo\ is of Japanese origin, and its meaning is "excellent man". Baseball player Hideo Nomo.

Baby names that sound like Hideo are Hadi, Hewet and Hiatt. Other similar baby names are Hiro, Fido, Hedeon, Gide, Heder, Haden, Haider, Lidio, Rodeo and Tadeo.

Hideo is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Hideo. Click here to compare Hideo with related baby names.