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Yoshiko
Yoshiko (よしこ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 芳子, 芳 fragrant + 子 child. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 5 in 2 different years between 1921 and 1925.
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Ways to write Yoshiko
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.
芳子
芳fragrant子child
Girl, best No. 5 (1920–1925)良子
良good子child
Girl, best No. 9 (1935)賀子
賀congratulations子child
Girl, 2 notable people on Wikidataよし子
子child
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata喜子
喜joy子child
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata美子
美beautiful子child
Girl, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Yoshiko appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
愛子love + childGirl
允子sincere + childGirl
栄子to flourish + childGirl
悦好joy + to likeGirl
悦子joy + childGirl
佳好beautiful + to likeGirl
佳香beautiful + fragranceGirl
佳子beautiful + childGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Yoshiko has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 5 in 2 different years, most recently 1925.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1935 | No. 9 |
| 1925 | No. 5 |
| 1921 | No. 5 |
| 1920 | No. 6 |
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 Yoshiko
Yoshiko Yamaguchi 山口 淑子Japanese singer and actress (1920-2014)
Yoshiko Tanaka 田中 好子Japanese singer and actress (1956-2011)
Ayumi Ishida 良子Japanese singer and actress (1948–2025)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.