Entry № 7946 · Other origin

Yumiko Yumiko — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ yoo-MEE-koh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Meaning
"Bow child / archery child (Japanese + Yumiko Igarashi manga artist)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Japanese)

A name that means "bow child / archery child (japanese + yumiko igarashi manga artist)".

Yumiko is from the Japanese 弓子 / 由美子 (Yumikoyumi bow/archery + ko child — bow child, child of the bow). A modern American baby name in the broader Japanese heritage aesthetic. Yumiko is one of the foundational Japanese feminine names — central to traditional Japanese heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Yumiko Igarashi (born 1950) — foundational Japanese manga artist + foundational illustrator of foundational Candy Candy manga 1975-1979 (with foundational Kyoko Mizuki writer) + foundational pioneering shojo manga + foundational ~12 million copies sold + foundational 1976-1979 anime adaptation + foundational global Latin American + European fan heritage. The foundational Japanese yumi (弓 bow) is central to foundational kyūdō (foundational Japanese archery martial art + foundational Heian + Kamakura samurai heritage + foundational Zen practice). Foundational Japanese feminine name reflecting Japanese martial + cultural heritage.

Featured throughout Japanese heritage.

Bow child / archery child (Japanese). Foundational Japanese feminine + foundational yumi bow/archery + ko child + foundational Yumiko Igarashi born 1950 foundational Japanese manga artist + foundational illustrator of foundational Candy Candy manga 1975-1979 + foundational Kyoko Mizuki writer + foundational pioneering shojo manga + foundational ~12 million copies sold + foundational 1976-1979 anime adaptation + foundational global Latin American + European fan heritage + foundational Japanese yumi 弓 bow + foundational kyūdō foundational Japanese archery martial art + foundational Heian + Kamakura samurai heritage + foundational Zen practice.

The name in its native script.

弓子
Transliteration
Yumiko
Pronunciation
/ juːˈmiː.koʊ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Yumiko stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Yumiko · last year
88 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 · —

Yumikos before her.

Real people
Yumiko Igarashi
Japanese manga artist + illustrator of Candy Candy 1975-1979 + ~12M copies.
born 1950
In fiction
Yumiko
Japanese bow child.

Names connected to Yumiko.

The number behind Yumiko.

8

The Authority

Yumiko reduces to eight.

Why families chose this name.

"Japanese bow child. Six letters. Yumiko."
Sumiko · Mother of one · Tokyo