girl's name
Yumiko
- Origin Japanese
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 300
Yumiko is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Yumiko is a name of Japanese origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 24 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 138,141 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1969.
Yumiko over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 9 |
| 1970s | 59 |
| 1980s | 21 |
| 1990s | 44 |
| 2000s | 54 |
| 2010s | 51 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 52 |
How popular is Yumiko?
In 2025, Yumiko was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Yumiko is used
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 Yumiko
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yumiko also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yumiko over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yumiko
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yumiko — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yumiko
How popular is the name Yumiko?
In 2025, Yumiko was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Yumiko a girl's or a boy's name?
Yumiko is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Yumiko most popular?
Yumiko peaked in 2025, when 24 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Yumiko a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yumiko currently ranks #5,281 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.