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Yūka
Yūka (ゆうか) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 優花, 優 gentle + 花 flower. It is popular today and has reached No. 1 in 2000.
ゆ · う · か · ゆうか · ユウカ
Ways to write Yūka
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.
優花
優gentle, kind, excellent花flower
Girl, best No. 1 (1996–2018)由佳
由reason, origin佳beautiful, good
Girl, best No. 8 (1986)結香
結to tie, to bind香fragrance
Girl, best No. 47 (2005–2024)優香
優gentle, kind, excellent香fragrance
Girl, best No. 55 (2004–2011)結花
結to tie, to bind花flower
Girl, best No. 72 (2008–2023)結華
結to tie, to bind華splendour, flower
Girl, best No. 95 (2011)友香
友friend香fragrance
Girl, 2 notable people on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Yūka appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
結郁to tie + fragrantGirl
結羽伽to tie + feather + attendantGirl
結羽香to tie + feather + fragranceGirl
結佳to tie + beautifulGirl
結加to tie + to addGirl
結夏to tie + summerGirl
結果to tie + fruitGirl
結歌to tie + songGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Yūka has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2000, at No. 1.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2018 | No. 49 |
| 2017 | No. 37 |
| 2016 | No. 42 |
| 2014 | No. 50 |
| 2013 | No. 45 |
| 2012 | No. 26 |
| 2011 | No. 29 |
| 2010 | No. 20 |
| 2009 | No. 24 |
| 2008 | No. 23 |
| 2007 | No. 16 |
| 2006 | No. 17 |
| 2005 | No. 13 |
| 2004 | No. 12 |
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.