Yoko (ようこ)

Yoko is read ようこ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 4 spellings: 洋子, 陽子, 容子 and 庸子. All four are feminine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

よ·う·こ (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

4 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Yoko

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

  • 洋子
    ようこ
    CommonFeminine

    Ocean child

    • 洋(よう)— ocean
    • 子(こ)— name ending
  • 陽子
    ようこ
    CommonFeminine

    Sun child

    • 陽(よう)— sun
    • 子(こ)— name ending
  • 容子
    ようこ
    Feminine

    Form

    • 容(よう)— form
    • 子(こ)— name ending
  • 庸子
    ようこ
    Feminine

    Ordinary

    • 庸(よう)— ordinary
    • 子(こ)— name ending

The kanji in Yoko

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

  • 子name ending4 spellings
  • 洋ocean1 spelling
  • 陽sun1 spelling
  • 容form1 spelling
  • 庸ordinary1 spelling

Yoko 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.

Yota (ようた)Yoji (ようじ)Yo (よう)Kyoko (きょうこ)Toko (とうこ)Yuko (ゆうこ)

Yoko on our lists

Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.

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Questions about Yoko

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

In our data every spelling of Yoko is feminine.

What does Yoko mean?

Yoko is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 洋子 reads as "ocean child", 陽子 reads as "sun child" and 容子 reads as "form". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Yoko be written in kanji?

Our data lists 4: 洋子, 陽子, 容子 and 庸子. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Yoko?

ようこ is 3 beats: よ · う · 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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