The Imperial Records of the Wei-shu, or "Sanguo Zhi," list Himiko as "俾彌呼," while other sources write her name as "卑彌呼," including the Record of Japan in the History of Wei, the Waden (or "Eastern Barbarians") in the "History of the Later Han Dynasty," Wakokuden (eastern barbarians) of the 46th biography in the 81st volume of "Suishu" (The Book of the Sui Dynasty), the Record of Various Barbarians in the Book of the Liang Dynasty, and the Shilla History of Samguk Sagi (the History of the Three Kingdoms).
『三国志』魏志倭人伝、『後漢書』の通称倭伝（『後漢書』東夷傳）、『隋書』の通称倭国伝（『隋書』卷八十一列傳第四十六東夷倭國）、『梁書』諸夷伝、『三国史記』新羅本紀では表記は「卑彌呼」、『三国志』魏書帝紀では「俾彌呼」と表記されている。