Yukiko

Yukiko

Yukiko Inui, Japanese synchronized swimmer. French Open in Montreuil, March 16, 2013.
Pronunciation	jɯkʲiko (IPA)
Gender	Female
Language(s)	Japanese
Origin
Meaning	Multiple meanings depending on the kanji used
Region of origin	Japan
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yukiko (Kunrei-shiki) Yukiko (Nihon-shiki) Yukiko (Hepburn)

Yukiko is a feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Yukiko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 雪子, "snow, child"
• 幸子, "happiness, child"
• 由紀子, "reason, chronicle, child"
• 由起子, "reason, to rise, child"
• 有紀子, "possession, chronicle, child"
• 有希子, "possession, hope, child"
• 夕紀子, "evening, chronicle, child"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆきこ or katakana ユキコ.

Notable people with the name

• Yukiko Akaba (赤羽 有紀子, born 1979), Japanese long-distance runner
• Yukiko Fujisawa (藤澤 亮子, born 1995), Japanese figure skater
• Yukiko Haneda (羽根田 征子, born 1966), Japanese singer
• Yukiko Inui (乾 友紀子, born 1990), Japanese synchronized swimmer
• Yukiko Ishizaka (石坂 有紀子, born 1968), Japanese beach volleyball player
• Yukiko Iwai (voice actress) (岩居 由希子, born 1972), Japanese voice actress
• Yukiko Iwai (Onyanko Club) (岩井 由紀子, born 1968), Japanese singer, actress and former member of the all-female J-pop group Onyanko Club
• Yukiko Kada (嘉田 由紀子, born 1950), the governor of Shiga Prefecture, Japan
• Yukiko Kai (花郁 悠紀子, 1954–1980), Japanese manga artist
• Yukiko Kashihara (柏原 由紀子, born 1971), retired Japanese competitive figure skater
• Yukiko Kashiwagi (柏木 由紀子, born 1947), Japanese actress
• Yukiko Kawasaki (川崎 由紀子, born 1977), Japanese figure skater
• Yukiko Kawashima (川島 有紀子, born 1996), Japanese ice hockey player
• Yukiko Kobayashi (小林 夕岐子, born 1946), Japanese actress
• Yukiko Maki (1902–1989), Japanese educator
• Yukiko Miyake (三宅 雪子, 1965–2020), Japanese politician
• Yukiko Motoya (本谷 有希子, born 1979), Japanese writer, playwright and theatre director
• Yukiko Okada (岡田 有希子, 1967–1986), former Japanese pop singer
• Yukiko Okamoto (actress) (岡元 夕紀子, born 1979), Japanese singer
• Yukiko Okamoto (athlete) (岡本 幸子, born 1979), Japanese female distance runner
• Yukiko Osada (長田 友喜子, born 1981), retired Japanese swimmer who specialized in the butterfly stroke
• Yukiko Otaka (大高 幸子, born 1940), Japanese swimmer
• Yukiko Sakamoto (坂本 由紀子, born 1949), Japanese politician and member of the Liberal Democratic Party
• Yukiko Sumiyoshi (住吉 文子, born 1982), Japanese manga author
• Yukiko Takayama (高山 由紀子, died 2023), Japanese screenwriter and director
• Yukiko Tamaki (玉木 有紀子, born 1980), Japanese voice actress
• Yukiko Todoroki (轟 夕起子, 1917–1967), former Japanese actress
• Yukiko Ueno (上野 由岐子, born 1982), Japanese softball pitcher
• Yukiko Yamashita (山下 幸子, born 1972), American developmental biologist

Fictional characters

• Yukiko Amagi (天城 雪子), character from Persona 4
• Yukiko Hirohara (広原 雪子), character in the 11 Eyes manga and anime series
• Yukiko Kitano (北野 雪子), character from the novel, manga and film Battle Royale
• Yukiko Kudō (工藤 有希子), character in the Detective Conan manga and anime series
• Yukiko Steavens (ユキコ・スティーブンス), character in the Gun Sword anime series
• Yukiko Kanzaki (神崎 有希子), character from the Assassination Classroom manga and anime series
• Yukiko Satō (佐藤 雪子), character from The Station Master, a novel by Jirō Asada, which was made into a movie: Poppoya, Railroad Man