girl's name

Naoko

  • Origin Japanese
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 77

Naoko is a girl's name. In 1993 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Naoko is a name of Japanese origin.
  • Peaked in 1982, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1977.

Naoko over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1993, not a full ten years.

36
'70 '80 '90
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Births named Naoko by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 12
1980s 36
1990s (to 1993) 19

How popular is Naoko?

In 1993, Naoko was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Naoko is used

France #7,668 5 in 2012
United States #11,560 7 in 1993

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Naoko

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Naoko also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Naoko over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Naoko

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Naoko — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Naoko

How popular is the name Naoko?

In 1993, Naoko was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Naoko is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Naoko most popular?

Naoko peaked in 1982, when 9 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.