Eriko (えりこ)

Eriko is read えりこ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 愛梨子 and 愛理子. All two are feminine.

Reading

え·り·こ (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Eriko

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 愛梨子
    えりこ
    Feminine

    Love

    • 愛(え)— love
    • 梨(り)— chosen for sound
    • 子(こ)— name ending
  • 愛理子
    えりこ
    Feminine

    Love

    • 愛(え)— love
    • 理(り)— chosen for sound
    • 子(こ)— name ending

The kanji in Eriko

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 愛love2 spellings
  • 子name ending2 spellings
  • 梨chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 理chosen for sound1 spelling

Eriko 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.

Erina (えりな)Eri (えり)Noriko (のりこ)Riko (りこ)

Eriko on our lists

Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.

Japanese Names Starting with ETraditional Japanese Names for GirlsOld Japanese Female Names

Questions about Eriko

Is Eriko a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Eriko is feminine.

What does Eriko mean?

Eriko is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 愛梨子 reads as "love" and 愛理子 reads as "love". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Eriko be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 愛梨子 and 愛理子. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Eriko?

えりこ is 3 beats: え · り · 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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