Given name
Ryoko
“an excellent woman”
Ryoko is a variant of Ryo. One Japanese interpretation is “an excellent woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ryoko is a variant of Ryo. One Japanese interpretation is “an excellent woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ryoko is a variant of Ryo. An origin associated with Ryo is Japanese.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ryoko through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20
- 0 boys · 20 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 743 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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