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Yukio
Yukio (ゆきお) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 幸雄, 幸 happiness + 雄 hero. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 9 in 1931.
ゆ · き · お · ゆきお · ユキオ
Ways to write Yukio
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.
幸雄
幸happiness雄hero, masculine
Boy, best No. 9 (1930–1931)幸夫
幸happiness夫man, husband
Boy, 13 notable people on Wikidata由紀夫
由reason, origin紀chronicle, era夫man, husband
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata征夫
征to journey, conquer夫man, husband
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Yukio appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
維夫fibre + manBoy
喜郎joy + sonBoy
敬夫respect + manBoy
敬雄respect + heroBoy
幸緒happiness + threadGirl
幸生happiness + lifeGirl
幸郎happiness + sonBoy
行郎to go + sonBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Yukio has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 1931, at No. 9.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1931 | No. 9 |
| 1930 | 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 Yukio
Yukio Mishima 三島 由紀夫Japanese author (1925–1970)
Yukio Hatoyama 鳩山 由紀夫Prime Minister of Japan from 2009 to 2010
Yukio Kasaya 笠谷 幸生Japanese ski jumper (1943–2024)
Yukio Edano 枝野 幸男Japanese politician, lawyer
Yukio Tsuchiya 土屋 征夫Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.