Entry № 0848 · Japanese origin

Fumiko Fumiko — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ FOO-mee-koh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Japanese
Meaning
"Literary child"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Modern (Japanese)

A name that means "literary child".

Fumiko (文子) combines the Japanese fumi (writing, literature) and ko (child) — meaning "literary child" or "child of letters."

Fumiko Hayashi (1903-1951) was the major Japanese novelist; Fumiko Kaneko (1903-1926) was the Japanese anarchist.

Literary child. The Japanese novelist Hayashi.

The name in its native script.

文子
Transliteration
Fumiko
Pronunciation
/ ˈfuː.mi.koʊ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Fumiko stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Fumiko · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Fumikos before her.

Real people
Fumiko Hayashi
Japanese novelist.
1903 – 1951
Fumiko Kaneko
Japanese anarchist.
1903 – 1926
In fiction
Fumiko
Common in Japanese fiction.

Names connected to Fumiko.

The number behind Fumiko.

6

The Nurturer

Fumiko reduces to six — the number of Japanese letters.

Why families chose this name.

"Literary child. Six letters. Fumiko."
Yuko · Mother of one · Tokyo