MEANING & HISTORY
What does Emiko mean?
Emiko is a Japanese name reading with several possible written forms. One documented spelling is 恵美子: favour or benefit, beauty, and child.
University profiles independently show that exact combination used with the reading Emiko. This demonstrates a real name spelling, not a character combination invented from a list. Other Emiko spellings can convey different meanings, so the actual written name is needed before applying this interpretation to a particular bearer.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /ʔeˈmiko/Standard-Tagalog
- [ʔɛˈmiː.x̠o]Standard-Tagalog
E · mi · ko3 source divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Wiktionary contributors / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from Japanese えみこ (Emiko).
a female given name from Japanese
EnglishEtymology & source
Borrowed from Japanese えみこ (Emiko).
A female given name from Japanese.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Emiko in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Emiko
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Miko♂♀Finnish variant of Mikko, in the Michael family
- Akiko♀Autumn-child in 秋子; other kanji give other meanings
- Emak♀Familiar form of Emma
- Emil♂From Roman Aemilius, traditionally linked to “rival”
- Emilio♂Italian and Spanish form of Roman Aemilius
- Emily♀English feminine of the Roman family name Aemilius
- Iko♂Familiar Francisco; separately adapted Ike or Isaac
- Keiko♀Japanese name with character-dependent meanings
What rhymes with Emiko?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
Explore Emiko further
Follow the sources
- Wiktionary contributors — Emiko (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Emiko (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Behind the Name — Emiko (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.
- Keio University — Kurihara, Emiko / 栗原 恵美子 (opens in a new tab)
Official researcher profile independently pairs the exact 恵美子 spelling with Emiko; lexical interpretation separately supported by the consulted name entry.