Naoko
Naoko is a feminine Japanese given name which is occasionally spelled Nahoko .
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Naoko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Naoko is a feminine Japanese given name which is occasionally spelled Nahoko .
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Naoko
Naoko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 9 Naokos were born — ranking #6,889 that year. As of 2026, Naoko ranks #10,588 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 67 Naokos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Naoko
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Naoko Fujioka ( 藤岡 奈穂子 ; born 1975) , Japanese former professional boxer
- Naoko Fukatsu ( 深津 尚子 ; born 1944) , Japanese tennis table player
- Naoko Fukuman ( 福万 尚子 ; born 1992) , Japanese badminton player
- Naoko Funayama ( 船山 直子 ) , Japanese American sportscaster
- Naoko Gushima ( 具島 直子 ; born 1969) , Japanese singer-songwriter
- Naoko Hashimoto ( 橋本 直子 ; born 1984) , Japanese volleyball player
- Naoko Hayashiba ( 林葉 直子 ; born 1968) , Japanese writer, manga artist and former women's professional shogi player
- Naoko Iijima ( 飯島 直子 ; born 1968) , Japanese television and film actress and a former gravure idol
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Names that sound like Naoko
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About the name Naoko
Naoko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 67 births in the dataset. Naoko's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #6,889. Use the chart and map above to compare Naoko'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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