Haruko
Haruko is a feminine Japanese given name. Its most common translation is "spring child", though other kanji provide different meanings.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Haruko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Haruko is a feminine Japanese given name. Its most common translation is "spring child", though other kanji provide different meanings.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Haruko
Haruko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1908, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 59 Harukos were born — ranking #917 that year. As of 2026, Haruko ranks #16,991 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 680 Harukos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Haruko
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Haruko. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Yōko
- Yoko
- Youko
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About the name Haruko
Haruko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 680 births in the dataset. Haruko's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #917. Use the chart and map above to compare Haruko's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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