Yumiko
Yumiko is a feminine Japanese given name.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Yumiko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yumiko is a feminine Japanese given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Yumiko
Yumiko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1969, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 13 Yumikos were born — ranking #4,942 that year. As of 2026, Yumiko ranks #7,937 for baby girls with 13 births, with steady use. In total, more than 265 Yumikos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Yumiko
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Yumiko Abe ( 阿部 由美子 ; born 1979) , Japanese professional wrestler
- Yumiko Aoyagi ( 青柳 祐美子 ; born 1970) , Japanese television writer
- Yumiko Cheng ( 鄭烈瓊 ; born 1981) , Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress
- Yumiko Ehara ( 江原 由美子 ; born 1952) , Japanese sociologist
- Yumiko Fujii ( 藤井 由宮子 ; born 1972) , Japanese softball player
- Yumiko Fujita ( 藤田 弓子 ; born 1945) , Japanese actress
- Yumiko Fukushima ( 福島 弓子 ; born 1965) , Japanese TBS TV announcer
- Yumiko Hara ( 原裕 美子 ; born 1982) , Japanese marathon runner
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About the name Yumiko
Yumiko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 265 births in the dataset. Yumiko's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #4,942. Use the chart and map above to compare Yumiko'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.