Girl · #10,208 in 2026

Yasuko

Yasuko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Princess Yasuko , Japanese empress Yasuko Aoike , Japanese manga artist Yasuko Date , Japanese businesswoman Yasuko Endō , Japanese model and actress whose idol singer Yasuko Fujii , Japanese swimmer Fujiwara no Yasuko , Japanese empress consort Yasuko Harada , Japanese novelist Yasuko Hashimoto , Japanese…

Current Rank
#10,208
Peak Rank
#1,867 (1921)
Total Babies
294
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1913
First Year
1979
Last Year
1921
Peak Year
#1867
Peak Rank
294
Total Count
25
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Meaning & Origin of Yasuko

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Yasuko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Princess Yasuko , Japanese empress Yasuko Aoike , Japanese manga artist Yasuko Date , Japanese businesswoman Yasuko Endō , Japanese model and actress whose idol singer Yasuko Fujii , Japanese swimmer Fujiwara no Yasuko , Japanese empress consort Yasuko Harada , Japanese novelist Yasuko Hashimoto , Japanese…

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The Story of Yasuko

Yasuko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 22 Yasukos were born — ranking #1,867 that year. As of 2026, Yasuko ranks #10,208 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 294 Yasukos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Yasuko

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Frequently Asked Questions about Yasuko

What does the name Yasuko mean?
Yasuko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Princess Yasuko , Japanese empress Yasuko Aoike , Japanese manga artist Yasuko Date , Japanese businesswoman Yasuko Endō , Japanese model and actress whose idol singer Yasuko Fujii , Japanese swimmer Fujiwara no Yasuko , Japanese empress consort Yasuko Harada , Japanese novelist Yasuko Hashimoto , Japanese…
How popular is Yasuko in 2026?
In 2026, Yasuko ranks #10,208 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Yasuko most popular?
Yasuko reached its peak popularity in 1921, ranking #1,867 that year with 22 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Yasuko most popular?
Yasuko has historically been most popular in Hawaii, California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Yasuko.
Is Yasuko a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Yasuko is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Yasuko?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Yasuko include Margretta, Clytie, Malissia. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Yasuko

Yasuko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 294 births in the dataset. Yasuko's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #1,867. Use the chart and map above to compare Yasuko'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.