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Fumiko

Fumiko (ふみこ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 文子, 文 writing + 子 child. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 1 in 5 different years between 1916 and 1923.

ふ · み · こ · ふみこ · フミコ
Most used spelling文子ふみこwriting + child

Ways to write Fumiko

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.

文子
文writing, literature子child
Girl, best No. 1 (1912–1940)
郁子
郁fragrant, cultured子child
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

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

史瑚history + coralGirl
史子history + childGirl
章子chapter + childGirl
生海子life + sea + childGirl
双美子pair + beautiful + childGirl
典子rule + childGirl
二海子two + sea + childGirl
二三子two + three + childGirl

Popularity in Japan

Where the most popular spelling of Fumiko has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 1 in 5 different years, most recently 1923.

No. 1No. 5No. 10192019301940Girls, 1912: No. 5Girls, 1913: No. 5Girls, 1915: No. 3Girls, 1916: No. 1Girls, 1917: No. 4Girls, 1918: No. 5Girls, 1919: No. 6Girls, 1920: No. 1Girls, 1921: No. 1Girls, 1922: No. 1Girls, 1923: No. 1Girls, 1924: No. 2Girls, 1925: No. 2Girls, 1926: No. 5Girls, 1927: No. 8Girls, 1928: No. 9Girls, 1929: No. 6Girls, 1930: No. 7Girls, 1931: No. 6Girls, 1932: No. 4Girls, 1933: No. 7Girls, 1934: No. 8Girls, 1936: No. 10Girls, 1937: No. 9Girls, 1940: No. 9
Show the numbers
YearGirls
1940No. 9
1937No. 9
1936No. 10
1934No. 8
1933No. 7
1932No. 4
1931No. 6
1930No. 7
1929No. 6
1928No. 9
1927No. 8
1926No. 5
1925No. 2
1924No. 2
1923No. 1
1922No. 1
1921No. 1
1920No. 1
1919No. 6
1918No. 5
1917No. 4
1916No. 1
1915No. 3
1913No. 5
1912No. 5

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 Fumiko

Fumiko Okuno 奥野 史子synchronized swimmer
Fumiko Yonezawa 米沢 富美子Japanese theoretical physicist (1938-2019)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.

Names that share a kanji