Yukiko is a feminine Japanese given name.
Written forms Yukiko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
雪子, "snow, child" 幸子, "happiness, child" 由紀子, "reason, chronicle, child" 由起子, "reason, to rise, child" 有紀子, "possession, chronicle, child" 有希子, "possession, hope, child" 夕紀子, "evening, chronicle, child"
The name can also be written in hiragana ゆきこ or katakana ユキコ.
Notable people with the name , was an empress consort of Emperor Higashiyama of Japan , Japanese long-distance runner Yukiko Duke (born 1966), Swedish translator, journalist, editor and presenter , Japanese retired volleyball player , Japanese television personality actress, former singer and model , Japanese figure skater Yukiko Goda, Japanese molecular biologist , Japanese former backstroke swimmer , Japanese singer , Japanese animator and illustrator , Japanese archer , Japanese actress , Japanese synchronized swimmer , Japanese beach volleyball player , Japanese voice actress , Japanese singer, actress and former member of the all-female J-pop group Onyanko Club , Japanese noble lady , the governor of Shiga Prefecture, Japan , Japanese manga artist , retired Japanese competitive figure skater , Japanese actress , Japanese writer Yukiko Kawamorita, Japanese former international table tennis player , Japanese figure skater , Japanese ice hockey player , Japanese member of SKE48 , Japanese actress Yukiko Koga (born 1969), Japanese anthropologist Yukiko Maki (1902–1989), Japanese educator , Japanese film director , Japanese politician , Japanese writer, playwright and theatre director , Japanese materials science researcher , former Japanese pop singer , Japanese singer , Japanese female distance runner , retired Japanese swimmer who specialized in the butterfly stroke , Japanese swimmer , Japanese politician and member of the Liberal Democratic Party , Japanese actress and singer Yukiko Shinozaki, Japanese dancer and choreographer , Japanese pianist , Japanese manga author , Japanese voice actress , Japanese former volleyball and beach volleyball player , Japanese badminton player , Japanese screenwriter and director , Japanese voice actress , Japanese former actress , Japanese retired professional wrestler , Japanese actress , Japanese softball pitcher , Japanese racewalking athlete , American developmental biologist , Japanese female handballer
Fictional characters Yukiko Amagi (天城 雪子), character from Persona 4 Yukiko Date (ユキコ・ダテ), a character in Super Robot Wars: Original Generations Yukiko Hirohara (広原 雪子), character in the 11 Eyes manga and anime series Yukiko Kitano (北野 雪子), character from the novel, manga and film Battle Royale Yukiko Kudō (工藤 有希子), character in the Detective Conan manga and anime series Yukiko Steavens (ユキコ・スティーブンス), character in the Gun Sword anime series Yukiko Kanzaki (神崎 有希子), character from the Assassination Classroom manga and anime series Yukiko Satō (佐藤 雪子), character from The Station Master, a novel by Jirō Asada, which was made into a movie: Poppoya, Railroad Man