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Yūko

Yūko (ゆうこ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 裕子, 裕 abundant + 子 child. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 1 in 1982.

ゆ · う · こ · ゆうこ · ユウコ
Most used spelling裕子ゆうこabundant + child

Ways to write Yūko

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.

裕子
裕abundant子child
Girl, best No. 1 (1955–1985)
優子
優gentle, kind, excellent子child
Girl, best No. 6 (1974–1979)
ゆう子
子child
Girl, 3 notable people on Wikidata
由布子
由reason, origin布cloth子child
Girl, 2 notable people on Wikidata
由扶子
由reason, origin扶to help子child
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata
悠子
悠distant, calm子child
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

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

郁子fragrant + childGirl
結雨恋to tie + rain + loveGirl
結子to tie + childGirl
幸有子happiness + to have + childGirl
佑子help + childGirl
佑有子help + to have + childGirl
佑侑子help + to help + childGirl
優羽子gentle + feather + childGirl

Popularity in Japan

Where the most popular spelling of Yūko has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 1982, at No. 1.

No. 1No. 5No. 10196019701980Girls, 1955: No. 8Girls, 1956: No. 8Girls, 1957: No. 8Girls, 1958: No. 6Girls, 1959: No. 9Girls, 1960: No. 6Girls, 1961: No. 5Girls, 1962: No. 6Girls, 1963: No. 7Girls, 1964: No. 7Girls, 1965: No. 6Girls, 1966: No. 6Girls, 1967: No. 8Girls, 1968: No. 5Girls, 1969: No. 5Girls, 1970: No. 4Girls, 1971: No. 5Girls, 1972: No. 4Girls, 1973: No. 2Girls, 1974: No. 2Girls, 1975: No. 2Girls, 1976: No. 2Girls, 1977: No. 4Girls, 1978: No. 4Girls, 1979: No. 4Girls, 1980: No. 2Girls, 1981: No. 3Girls, 1982: No. 1Girls, 1983: No. 2Girls, 1984: No. 4Girls, 1985: No. 10
Show the numbers
YearGirls
1985No. 10
1984No. 4
1983No. 2
1982No. 1
1981No. 3
1980No. 2
1979No. 4
1978No. 4
1977No. 4
1976No. 2
1975No. 2
1974No. 2
1973No. 2
1972No. 4
1971No. 5
1970No. 4
1969No. 5
1968No. 5
1967No. 8
1966No. 6
1965No. 6
1964No. 7
1963No. 7
1962No. 6
1961No. 5
1960No. 6
1959No. 9
1958No. 6
1957No. 8
1956No. 8
1955No. 8

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 Yūko

Yuko Morimoto 森本 ゆう子Japanese association football player
Yūko Araki 優子Japanese actress and model
Yūko Miyamura 優子Japanese voice actress, actress and singer
Yuko Arimori 裕子Japanese long-distance runner, sports commentator
Yūko Sanpei 三瓶 由布子Japanese actress and voice actress
Yūko Ōshima 大島 優子Japanese actress and singer

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.

Names that share a kanji

洋子Yōko幸子Sachiko和子Kazuko恵子Keiko久美子Kumiko優花Yūka文子Fumiko智子Tomoko