Hiroko
Hiroko is a common feminine Japanese given name.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Hiroko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hiroko is a common feminine Japanese given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Hiroko
The earliest SSA record of Hiroko as a baby girl name dates back to 1914, when 5 babies received it. 1919 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Hiroko — #1,921 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Hirokos. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1992 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 328 Hirokos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Hiroko
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Hiroko. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Yūko
- Yuuko
Notable people named Hiroko
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Hiroko Anzai ( 安西 ひろこ ; born 1979) , Japanese actress, model and gravure idol
- Hiroko Emori ( 江森 浩子 ; born 1961) , Japanese voice actress
- Hiroko Emura , Japanese international lawn bowler
- Hiroko Fujii ( 藤井 寛子 ; born 1982) , Japanese table tennis player
- Fujiwara no Hiroko ( 藤原寛子 ; 1036–1127) , Japanese empress consort of Emperor Go-Reizei
- Hiroko Hara (born 1972), Japanese former professional tennis player
- Hiroko Hatano ( 畑野 ひろ子 ; born 1975) , Japanese model and actress
- Hiroko Hayashi ( 林 寛子 ; 1933–2023) , better known as Chikage Oogi , Japanese actress and politician
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Names that sound like Hiroko
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About the name Hiroko
Hiroko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 328 births in the dataset. Hiroko's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #1,921. Use the chart and map above to compare Hiroko'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.