Girl

Ayako

Ayako (あやこ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 綾子, 綾 twill + 子 child. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 207 notable people with this name.

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Most used spelling綾子あやこtwill + child

Ways to write Ayako

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.

綾子
綾twill, design子child
Girl, 95 notable people on Wikidata
彩子
彩colour子child
Girl, 27 notable people on Wikidata
絢子
絢brilliant pattern子child
Girl, 25 notable people on Wikidata
文子
文writing, literature子child
Girl, 20 notable people on Wikidata
亜矢子
亜next, Asia矢arrow子child
Girl, 16 notable people on Wikidata
あや子
子child
Girl, 13 notable people on Wikidata
亜弥子
亜next, Asia弥more and more子child
Girl, 6 notable people on Wikidata
紋子
紋crest子child
Girl, 4 notable people on Wikidata
恵子
恵blessing子child
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

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

亜哉子next + (classical exclamation) + childGirl
亜谷子next + valley + childGirl
亜也子next + to be (classical) + childGirl
亜夜子next + night + childGirl
亜耶子next + (used for its sound + childGirl
阿哉子(used for its sound + (classical exclamation) + childGirl
阿也子(used for its sound + to be (classical) + childGirl
阿耶子(used for its sound + (used for its sound + childGirl

Famous people named Ayako

Ayako Kitamoto 綾子Japanese association football player
Ayako Kawasumi 川澄 綾子Japanese voice actress and singer
Ayako Moriya 絢子Japanese princess; youngest daughter of Norihito, Prince Takamado, and Hisako, Princess Takamado
Ayako Wakao 若尾 文子Japanese actress (1933-)
Ayako Fujitani 文子Japanese actress and writer

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.