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Nobuko
Nobuko (のぶこ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 信子, 信 trust + 子 child. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 7 in 3 different years between 1924 and 1926.
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Ways to write Nobuko
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.
信子
信trust, faith子child
Girl, best No. 7 (1924–1945)伸子
伸to stretch, extend子child
Girl, 4 notable people on Wikidata暢子
暢to stretch, carefree子child
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata延子
延to extend子child
Girl, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Nobuko appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
允子sincere + childGirl
喜子joy + childGirl
薫子fragrance + childGirl
史子history + childGirl
修好to study + to likeGirl
修子to study + childGirl
充子to fill + childGirl
順子order + childGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Nobuko has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 7 in 3 different years, most recently 1926.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1945 | No. 8 |
| 1934 | No. 10 |
| 1933 | No. 10 |
| 1928 | No. 10 |
| 1927 | No. 9 |
| 1926 | No. 7 |
| 1925 | No. 7 |
| 1924 | No. 7 |
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 Nobuko
Nobuko Otowa 信子Japanese actress
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.