The first name Yoko
A girl’s name from Japanese.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Japanese origin
Borrowed from Japanese ようこ (Yōko), a female given name with many variant kanji spellings.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Yoko last appeared in the official list in 2010, given to 3 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Yoko with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Yoko at birth, 1880–2025
In 2021, 5 girls born in the United States were named Yoko, the 17,577th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1981, when 24 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Yoko
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Yoko TaniFrench-born Japanese actress (1928-1999)
- Yōko TsukasaActress, born 1934
- Yoko AlenderEstonian architect and politician (born 1979)
- Yoko AkiActress, novelist, born 1945
- Yoko ZetterlundAmerican volleyball player, born 1969
More Japanese girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Yoko mean?
- Borrowed from Japanese ようこ (Yōko), a female given name with many variant kanji spellings.
- What is the origin of the name Yoko?
- Borrowed from Japanese ようこ (Yōko), a female given name with many variant kanji spellings.
- How popular is the name Yoko?
- In 2010, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Yoko, ranking 5,707th.
- Is Yoko a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 476 US babies named Yoko since 1880 were girls.
- When was Yoko most popular?
- 1981 in the United States, when 24 babies were named Yoko, its highest rank at 3,530th.