Yuko (ゆうこ)

Yuko is read ゆうこ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 結子, 佑子 and 優湖. All three are feminine.

Reading

ゆ·う·こ (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Yuko

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

  • 結子
    ゆうこ
    Feminine

    Bond

    • 結(ゆう)— bond
    • 子(こ)— name ending
  • 佑子
    ゆうこ
    Feminine

    Help

    • 佑(ゆう)— help
    • 子(こ)— name ending
  • 優湖
    ゆうこ
    Feminine

    Gentle + lake

    • 優(ゆう)— gentle
    • 湖(こ)— lake

The kanji in Yuko

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

  • 子name ending2 spellings
  • 結bond1 spelling
  • 佑help1 spelling
  • 優gentle1 spelling
  • 湖lake1 spelling

Yuko with common surnames

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Yuko on our lists

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Questions about Yuko

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

In our data every spelling of Yuko is feminine.

What does Yuko mean?

Yuko is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 結子 reads as "bond", 佑子 reads as "help" and 優湖 reads as "gentle + lake". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Yuko be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 結子, 佑子 and 優湖. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Yuko?

ゆうこ is 3 beats: ゆ · 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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