Due to their looks, in the Edo Period they were also called shiragiku ningyo (white chrysanthemum dolls), zudai ningyo (large headed dolls) or Izukura ningyo after a doll dealer.
江戸時代には、その見た目より白菊人形、頭大人形、人形問屋の名前より伊豆蔵人形とも呼ばれてた。