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Yōko
Yōko (ようこ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 洋子, 洋 ocean + 子 child. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 1 in 7 different years between 1942 and 1978.
よ · う · こ · ようこ · ヨウコ
Ways to write Yōko
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.
洋子
洋ocean子child
Girl, best No. 1 (1931–1967)陽子
陽sun, sunshine子child
Girl, best No. 1 (1966–1982)葉子
葉leaf子child
Girl, 11 notable people on Wikidata暢子
暢to stretch, carefree子child
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata洋護
洋ocean護to protect
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata蓉子
蓉lotus子child
Girl, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Yōko appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
瑛子sparkle of a gem + childGirl
桜子cherry blossom + childGirl
世宇子world + house + childGirl
世生子world + life + childGirl
世布子world + cloth + childGirl
八子eight + childGirl
夜雨子night + rain + childGirl
湧子to spring forth + childGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Yōko has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 1 in 7 different years, most recently 1978.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1982 | No. 9 |
| 1981 | No. 6 |
| 1980 | No. 10 |
| 1979 | No. 3 |
| 1978 | No. 1 |
| 1977 | No. 2 |
| 1976 | No. 4 |
| 1975 | No. 5 |
| 1974 | No. 1 |
| 1973 | No. 1 |
| 1972 | No. 1 |
| 1971 | No. 1 |
| 1970 | No. 3 |
| 1969 | No. 4 |
| 1968 | No. 8 |
| 1967 | No. 4 |
| 1966 | No. 5 |
| 1963 | No. 9 |
| 1962 | No. 4 |
| 1961 | No. 6 |
| 1960 | No. 7 |
| 1959 | No. 8 |
| 1958 | No. 3 |
| 1957 | No. 3 |
| 1956 | No. 3 |
| 1955 | No. 1 |
| 1954 | No. 2 |
| 1953 | No. 2 |
| 1952 | No. 3 |
| 1951 | No. 2 |
| 1950 | No. 2 |
| 1949 | No. 3 |
| 1948 | No. 3 |
| 1947 | No. 3 |
| 1946 | No. 3 |
| 1945 | No. 3 |
| 1944 | No. 2 |
| 1943 | No. 2 |
| 1942 | No. 1 |
| 1941 | No. 3 |
| 1940 | No. 5 |
| 1939 | No. 5 |
| 1938 | No. 5 |
| 1937 | No. 6 |
| 1936 | No. 7 |
| 1935 | No. 6 |
| 1934 | No. 6 |
| 1933 | No. 4 |
| 1931 | No. 10 |
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 Yōko
Yoko Ono 洋子Japanese artist and activist based in the United States (born 1933)
Yoko Tanaka 田中 陽子Japanese association football player
Yoko Takahagi 高萩 陽子Japanese association football player
Yoko Ogawa 洋子Japanese novelist (1962-)
Yoko Tawada 多和田 葉子Japanese writer (1960-)
Yōko Kamikawa 上川 陽子Japanese politician
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.