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    The first name Yuko

    A girl’s name from Japanese.

    2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Japanese origin

    Borrowed from Japanese ゆうこ (Yūko), a female given name with many variant kanji spellings.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Yuko at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2007, 5 girls born in the United States were named Yuko, the 20,507th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1986, when 13 were.

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    162
    babies named Yuko since 1880
    #20,507
    rank in 2007
    1986
    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 Yuko

    2 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Yuko Sano
      Female Japanese volleyball player, born 1979
    • Yuko Kishida
      First Lady of Japan from 2021 to 2024

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    Questions

    What does the name Yuko mean?
    Borrowed from Japanese ゆうこ (Yūko), a female given name with many variant kanji spellings.
    What is the origin of the name Yuko?
    Borrowed from Japanese ゆうこ (Yūko), a female given name with many variant kanji spellings.
    Is Yuko a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 162 US babies named Yuko since 1880 were girls.
    When was Yuko most popular?
    1986 in the United States, when 13 babies were named Yuko, its highest rank at 5,756th.