The baby name Aoko is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-OH-koh (IPA: /a.o.ko/).
Aoko is Japanese in Origin.
The baby name Aoko is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-OH-koh (IPA: /a.o.ko/).
Aoko is Japanese in Origin.
Aoko is a Japanese feminine given name formed from ao ("blue/green; azure") and ko ("child"). Because Japanese meanings depend on kanji, it may be written 青子, 蒼子, or 碧子, yielding nuances like "blue/verdant child," "deep-blue child," or "jade-hued child." In older color terminology, ao spanned both blue and green, so the name often evokes freshness, clarity, and calm. Common pronunciation is AH-oh-koh.
The -ko ending has identified girls' names since the Heian court, surged in popularity through the early to mid-20th century, then waned, with a modest retro revival today. Variant spellings extend to poetic choices such as 蒼湖/青湖 ("blue lake"). Related names include Ao and the unisex Aoi. Notable bearers range from writer Aoko Matsuda to the fictional Aoko Aozaki. Outside Japan, Aoko is rare; similar-looking African names are unrelated.
Aoko is about as rare as a name gets. We count just 19 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 12 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
Aoko is popular in 12 countries — most recent births per country:
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