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Kyōko
Kyōko (きょうこ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 京子, 京 capital + 子 child. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 2 in 2 different years between 1956 and 1957.
きょ · う · こ · きょうこ · キョウコ
Ways to write Kyōko
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.
京子
京capital子child
Girl, best No. 2 (1936–1961)恭子
恭respectful子child
Girl, 16 notable people on Wikidata今日子
今now日sun, day子child
Girl, 2 notable people on Wikidata匡子
匡to correct, save子child
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata杏子
杏apricot子child
Girl, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Kyōko appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
杏羽子apricot + feather + childGirl
杏胡apricot + (used for its soundGirl
杏香apricot + fragranceGirl
馨子fragrance + childGirl
叶瑚to come true + coralGirl
叶子to come true + childGirl
叶恋to come true + loveGirl
享子to receive + childGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Kyōko has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 2 in 2 different years, most recently 1957.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1961 | No. 9 |
| 1959 | No. 10 |
| 1958 | No. 9 |
| 1957 | No. 2 |
| 1956 | No. 2 |
| 1955 | No. 3 |
| 1954 | No. 4 |
| 1953 | No. 5 |
| 1952 | No. 5 |
| 1951 | No. 5 |
| 1950 | No. 6 |
| 1949 | No. 7 |
| 1948 | No. 7 |
| 1947 | No. 9 |
| 1946 | No. 7 |
| 1945 | No. 10 |
| 1941 | No. 9 |
| 1939 | No. 8 |
| 1938 | No. 6 |
| 1937 | No. 5 |
| 1936 | No. 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 Kyōko
Kyoko Yano 矢野 喬子Japanese association football player
Kyoko Fukada 深田 恭子Japanese actress and singer (born 1982)
Kyoko Iwasaki 岩崎 恭子Japanese swimmer
Kyōko Hikami 氷上 恭子Japanese voice actress
Kyoko Okazaki 岡崎 京子Japanese manga artist
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.