GirlClassic

Sachiko

Sachiko (さちこ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 幸子, 幸 happiness + 子 child. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 1 in 3 different years between 1924 and 1949.

さ · ち · こ · さちこ · サチコ
Most used spelling幸子さちこhappiness + child

Ways to write Sachiko

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.

幸子
幸happiness子child
Girl, best No. 1 (1921–1977)
祥子
祥good omen子child
Girl, 4 notable people on Wikidata
佐知子
佐to help知to know子child
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Sachiko appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

五千子five + thousand + childGirl
幸古happiness + oldGirl
幸瑚happiness + coralGirl
幸紅happiness + crimsonGirl
幸香happiness + fragranceGirl
佐千子to help + thousand + childGirl
佐地子to help + earth + childGirl
佐智子to help + wisdom + childGirl

Popularity in Japan

Where the most popular spelling of Sachiko has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 1 in 3 different years, most recently 1949.

No. 1No. 5No. 1019301940195019601970Girls, 1921: No. 7Girls, 1922: No. 2Girls, 1923: No. 3Girls, 1924: No. 1Girls, 1925: No. 1Girls, 1926: No. 2Girls, 1927: No. 5Girls, 1928: No. 3Girls, 1929: No. 2Girls, 1930: No. 2Girls, 1931: No. 2Girls, 1932: No. 2Girls, 1933: No. 2Girls, 1934: No. 2Girls, 1935: No. 2Girls, 1936: No. 2Girls, 1937: No. 2Girls, 1938: No. 2Girls, 1939: No. 2Girls, 1940: No. 3Girls, 1941: No. 2Girls, 1942: No. 3Girls, 1943: No. 3Girls, 1944: No. 3Girls, 1945: No. 2Girls, 1946: No. 2Girls, 1947: No. 2Girls, 1948: No. 2Girls, 1949: No. 1Girls, 1950: No. 3Girls, 1951: No. 4Girls, 1952: No. 4Girls, 1953: No. 4Girls, 1954: No. 3Girls, 1955: No. 4Girls, 1956: No. 4Girls, 1957: No. 4Girls, 1958: No. 4Girls, 1959: No. 7Girls, 1960: No. 9Girls, 1961: No. 7Girls, 1962: No. 8Girls, 1963: No. 8Girls, 1964: No. 9Girls, 1965: No. 9Girls, 1966: No. 10Girls, 1969: No. 10Girls, 1977: No. 8
Show the numbers
YearGirls
1977No. 8
1969No. 10
1966No. 10
1965No. 9
1964No. 9
1963No. 8
1962No. 8
1961No. 7
1960No. 9
1959No. 7
1958No. 4
1957No. 4
1956No. 4
1955No. 4
1954No. 3
1953No. 4
1952No. 4
1951No. 4
1950No. 3
1949No. 1
1948No. 2
1947No. 2
1946No. 2
1945No. 2
1944No. 3
1943No. 3
1942No. 3
1941No. 2
1940No. 3
1939No. 2
1938No. 2
1937No. 2
1936No. 2
1935No. 2
1934No. 2
1933No. 2
1932No. 2
1931No. 2
1930No. 2
1929No. 2
1928No. 3
1927No. 5
1926No. 2
1925No. 1
1924No. 1
1923No. 3
1922No. 2
1921No. 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.

Names that share a kanji