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Kumiko

Kumiko (くみこ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 久美子, 久 long time + 美 beautiful + 子 child. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 1 in 2 different years between 1962 and 1975.

く · み · こ · くみこ · クミコ
Most used spelling久美子くみこlong time + beautiful + child

Ways to write Kumiko

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.

久美子
久long time美beautiful子child
Girl, best No. 1 (1949–1982)
公美子
公public, lord美beautiful子child
Girl, 3 notable people on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

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

久見子long time + to see + childGirl
久光子long time + light + childGirl
久三子long time + three + childGirl
久実好long time + fruit + to likeGirl
久実紅long time + fruit + crimsonGirl
久実子long time + fruit + childGirl
久充子long time + to fill + childGirl
久美好long time + beautiful + to likeGirl

Popularity in Japan

Where the most popular spelling of Kumiko has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 1 in 2 different years, most recently 1975.

No. 1No. 5No. 101950196019701980Girls, 1949: No. 10Girls, 1953: No. 10Girls, 1954: No. 8Girls, 1955: No. 6Girls, 1956: No. 6Girls, 1957: No. 6Girls, 1958: No. 2Girls, 1959: No. 2Girls, 1960: No. 3Girls, 1961: No. 3Girls, 1962: No. 1Girls, 1963: No. 3Girls, 1964: No. 4Girls, 1965: No. 5Girls, 1966: No. 9Girls, 1968: No. 9Girls, 1969: No. 7Girls, 1970: No. 8Girls, 1971: No. 10Girls, 1974: No. 4Girls, 1975: No. 1Girls, 1976: No. 5Girls, 1977: No. 3Girls, 1978: No. 2Girls, 1979: No. 2Girls, 1980: No. 3Girls, 1981: No. 7Girls, 1982: No. 10
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YearGirls
1982No. 10
1981No. 7
1980No. 3
1979No. 2
1978No. 2
1977No. 3
1976No. 5
1975No. 1
1974No. 4
1971No. 10
1970No. 8
1969No. 7
1968No. 9
1966No. 9
1965No. 5
1964No. 4
1963No. 3
1962No. 1
1961No. 3
1960No. 3
1959No. 2
1958No. 2
1957No. 6
1956No. 6
1955No. 6
1954No. 8
1953No. 10
1949No. 10

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 Kumiko

Kumiko Okae 岡江 久美子Japanese actress, voice actress and television presenter (1956-2020)
Kumiko Watanabe 久美子Japanese actress and voice actress

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.

Names that share a kanji

洋子Yōko幸子Sachiko和子Kazuko美桜Mio美咲Misaki裕子Yūko恵子Keiko文子Fumiko