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Akiko
Akiko (あきこ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 昭子, 昭 bright + 子 child. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 2 in 1927.
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Ways to write Akiko
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
昭子
昭bright, shining子child
Girl, best No. 2 (1927–1944)明子
明bright子child
Girl, 22 notable people on Wikidata晶子
晶crystal, sparkle子child
Girl, 13 notable people on Wikidata彰子
彰clear, to honour子child
Girl, 5 notable people on Wikidata暁子
暁dawn子child
Girl, 5 notable people on Wikidata章子
章chapter, badge子child
Girl, 4 notable people on Wikidata亜希子
亜next, Asia希hope, rare子child
Girl, 3 notable people on Wikidata亜紀子
亜next, Asia紀chronicle, era子child
Girl, 3 notable people on Wikidata晃子
晃clear, bright子child
Girl, 3 notable people on Wikidata秋子
秋autumn子child
Girl, 2 notable people on Wikidata亜樹子
亜next, Asia樹tree子child
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata安喜子
安peace, ease喜joy子child
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata亜季子
亜next, Asia季season子child
Girl, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Akiko appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
亜葵子next + hollyhock + childGirl
亜黄子next + yellow + childGirl
亜喜子next + joy + childGirl
亜基子next + foundation + childGirl
亜稀子next + rare + childGirl
亜規子next + standard + childGirl
亜記子next + to record + childGirl
亜起子next + to rise + childGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Akiko has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 1927, at No. 2.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1944 | No. 10 |
| 1943 | No. 10 |
| 1942 | No. 5 |
| 1928 | No. 5 |
| 1927 | No. 2 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Akiko
Akiko Yosano 鳳 晶子Japanese tanka poet (1878–1942)
Shoko Hamada 浜田 彰子Japanese association football player
Akiko Niwata 庭田 亜樹子Japanese association football player
Akiko Wakabayashi 若林 映子Japanese actress
Akiko Morigami 森上 亜希子Japanese tennis player
Akiko Kojima 児島 明子Japanese model and beauty queen (born 1936)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.