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Tomoko

Tomoko (ともこ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 智子, 智 wisdom + 子 child. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 1 in 3 different years between 1976 and 1979.

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Most used spelling智子ともこwisdom + child

Ways to write Tomoko

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.

智子
智wisdom子child
Girl, best No. 1 (1959–1983)
知子
知to know子child
Girl, 13 notable people on Wikidata
友子
友friend子child
Girl, 3 notable people on Wikidata
朋子
朋friend子child
Girl, 3 notable people on Wikidata
外茂子
外outside茂lush, thriving子child
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

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

允子sincere + childGirl
寛子generous + childGirl
紀子chronicle + childGirl
興子to revive + childGirl
公子public + childGirl
幸子happiness + childGirl
作子to make + childGirl
丈子strong + childGirl

Popularity in Japan

Where the most popular spelling of Tomoko has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 1 in 3 different years, most recently 1979.

No. 1No. 5No. 1019601965197019751980Girls, 1959: No. 3Girls, 1960: No. 4Girls, 1961: No. 8Girls, 1962: No. 5Girls, 1963: No. 10Girls, 1964: No. 8Girls, 1965: No. 7Girls, 1966: No. 4Girls, 1967: No. 7Girls, 1968: No. 4Girls, 1969: No. 2Girls, 1970: No. 2Girls, 1971: No. 2Girls, 1972: No. 3Girls, 1973: No. 4Girls, 1974: No. 6Girls, 1975: No. 4Girls, 1976: No. 1Girls, 1977: No. 1Girls, 1978: No. 3Girls, 1979: No. 1Girls, 1980: No. 5Girls, 1981: No. 8Girls, 1982: No. 5Girls, 1983: No. 8
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YearGirls
1983No. 8
1982No. 5
1981No. 8
1980No. 5
1979No. 1
1978No. 3
1977No. 1
1976No. 1
1975No. 4
1974No. 6
1973No. 4
1972No. 3
1971No. 2
1970No. 2
1969No. 2
1968No. 4
1967No. 7
1966No. 4
1965No. 7
1964No. 8
1963No. 10
1962No. 5
1961No. 8
1960No. 4
1959No. 3

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 Tomoko

Tomoko Matsunaga 松永 知子Japanese association football player
Tomoko Muramatsu 村松 智子Japanese association football player
Tomoko Akane 赤根 智子Japanese jurist and judge (1956–)
Tomoko Kawakami 川上 とも子Japanese voice actress (1970-2011)
Tomoko Kaneda 金田 朋子Japanese voice actress
Tomoko Tamura 田村 智子Japanese politician

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.

Names that share a kanji

洋子Yōko幸子Sachiko和子Kazuko裕子Yūko恵子Keiko久美子Kumiko文子FumikoさくらSakura