The first name Yoshiko
A girl’s name from Japanese meaning “good”, “excellent child”.
Pronounced /joʊˈʃiːkoʊ/ 3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Japanese origin
Yoshiko means “good”, “excellent child” in Japanese.
Borrowed from Japanese 美子, 芳子 (よしこ, Yoshiko, literally “good, excellent child”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Yoshiko at birth, 1880–2025
In 2007, 7 girls born in the United States were named Yoshiko, the 15,437th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1921, when 85 were.
1,331
babies named Yoshiko since 1880
#15,437
rank in 2007
1921
peak year
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 Yoshiko
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Yoshiko-naishinnōEmpress consort of Emperor Kōkaku; daughter of emperor Go-Momozono, 1779–1846
- Ranko HanaiActress (1918-1961)
- Fujiwara no ShunshiEmpress consort of Emperor Go-Horikawa, 1209–1233
- Shushi-naishinnōEmpress consort of Nijō; daughter of emperor Toba, 1141–1176
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Questions
- What does the name Yoshiko mean?
- Yoshiko means “good”, “excellent child” in Japanese.
- What is the origin of the name Yoshiko?
- Borrowed from Japanese 美子, 芳子 (よしこ, Yoshiko, literally “good, excellent child”).
- Is Yoshiko a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,331 US babies named Yoshiko since 1880 were girls.
- When was Yoshiko most popular?
- 1921 in the United States, when 85 babies were named Yoshiko, its highest rank at 796th.
- How do you pronounce Yoshiko?
- Yoshiko is /joʊˈʃiːkoʊ/, 3 syllables.