Aiko (あいこ)
Aiko is read あいこ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 愛子, 亜以子 and 亜伊子. All three are feminine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.
Reading
あ·い·こ (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
3 in our data
Gender
Feminine
Source
Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Aiko
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 愛子あいこCommonFeminine
Beloved child
- 愛(あい)— love
- 子(こ)— name ending
- 亜以子あいこFeminine
Chosen for sound: these kanji add no meaning of their own.
- 亜(あ)— chosen for sound
- 以(い)— chosen for sound
- 子(こ)— name ending
- 亜伊子あいこFeminine
Chosen for sound: these kanji add no meaning of their own.
- 亜(あ)— chosen for sound
- 伊(い)— chosen for sound
- 子(こ)— name ending
The kanji in Aiko
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 子name ending3 spellings
- 亜chosen for sound2 spellings
- 愛love1 spelling
- 以chosen for sound1 spelling
- 伊chosen for sound1 spelling
Aiko with common surnames
Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.
Names that sound similar
Names that start or end with the same sounds.
Other names that use 愛 (love)
Aiko on our lists
Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.
Questions about Aiko
Is Aiko a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Aiko is feminine.
What does Aiko mean?
Aiko is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 愛子 reads as "beloved child". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Aiko be written in kanji?
Our data lists 3: 愛子, 亜以子 and 亜伊子. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Aiko?
あいこ is 3 beats: あ · い · こ. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.
Where this comes from
The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.
How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.
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