Sachiko
Sachiko is a feminine Japanese given name that means "child of bliss." It also means "happiness" when it is written with the kanji characters 幸子. One common short form of the name is Sachi.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Sachiko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sachiko is a feminine Japanese given name that means "child of bliss." It also means "happiness" when it is written with the kanji characters 幸子. One common short form of the name is Sachi.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Sachiko
Sachiko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1916, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1921: 31 births, good for #1,476 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Sachikos. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 662 Sachikos 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 Sachiko
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Sachiko. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Sachiko
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Sachiko, Princess Hisa ( 久宮祐子内親王 ; 1927–1928) , Japanese princess
- Sachiko Amari , Japanese astrophysicist
- Sachiko Eto ( 江藤 幸子 ; 1947–2012) , Japanese cult leader and serial killer
- Sachiko Hirayama ( 平山 佐知子 ; born 1971) , Japanese politician
- Sachiko Honda ( 本田 幸子 ; 1930–2020) , Japanese 8-dan professional go player
- Sachiko Kiyono ( キヨノ サチコ ; 1947–2008) , Japanese picture book author
- Sachiko Murata ( 村田 幸子 ; born 1943) , Japanese scholar
- Sachiko Muto (born 1975), Swedish academic and open source advocate
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Names that sound like Sachiko
Phonetically similar names — useful when Sachiko is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Sachi
- Sico
- Sunoco
- Sacco
- Satchmo
- Sanko
- Seacow
- Sonoco
- Silico
- Sasco
- Seaco
- Sawchuk
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About the name Sachiko
Sachiko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 662 births in the dataset. Sachiko's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #1,476. Use the chart and map above to compare Sachiko'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.