Fun Facts About the Name Mayuko
- 26 babies named Mayuko: U.S. records list 26 babies given the name Mayuko from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Mayuko Mean?
Mayuko is a Japanese feminine name whose meaning depends on the kanji used to write it. The final element is usually 子 (ko), meaning "child," a common ending in Japanese women's names. One common writing is 麻由子: 麻 (ma) refers to hemp or flax, 由 (yu) means "reason" or "source," and 子 means "child." Taken character by character, this is not a natural phrase such as "reason child"; the name's sense comes from the chosen characters. Another common writing, 真由子, replaces 麻 with 真 (ma), "true." If the name is written 繭子, the first element is 繭 (mayu), the Japanese word for "cocoon," giving the literal sense "cocoon child." Written in hiragana (まゆこ) or katakana (マユコ), Mayuko has no kanji-based meaning.
Mayuko Name History & Origins
Mayuko is formed from Japanese naming elements rather than borrowed whole from another language. The ending 子 (ko), meaning "child," has a long history in Japanese women's names; medieval examples include Masako and Tokuko. It became a well-established feminine ending in the modern period. The first element, Mayu, has several possible kanji writings, so the name does not have a single line of descent. The characters 麻, 真, 繭, and 由 are Chinese in origin, but their readings in Mayuko and the Mayu + ko structure are Japanese. Because Japanese given names are usually chosen and written by parents, two women named Mayuko may have different kanji and different explanations. The romanized spelling records the sounds まゆこ, not a specific kanji form.
How Popular is the Name Mayuko?
Mayuko has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2005. Its best rank was #14,558 in 1991.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | #19,508 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #15,769 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #17,442 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #14,988 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #14,558 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Mayuko Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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