Yuriko
Yuriko is a common Japanese given name, used for women.
Meaning & Origin of Yuriko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yuriko is a common Japanese given name, used for women.
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The Story of Yuriko
Yuriko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1914, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 42 Yurikos were born — ranking #1,197 that year. As of 2026, Yuriko ranks #13,427 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 760 Yurikos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yuriko
Yuriko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 760 births in the dataset. Yuriko's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #1,197. Use the chart and map above to compare Yuriko'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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