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Yoneko

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Pronounced yoh-NEH-koh /joʊˈnɛkoʊ/Low

Meaning: Yoneko joins yone, often meaning rice or abundance, with the common feminine suffix ko, child, making it a name suggesting an abundant or bountiful daughter.Low

In 30 seconds: Yoneko combines yone, rice or abundance, with ko, child, giving it a meaning close to abundant child (said yoh-NEH-koh).

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Origin LowJapanese

MeaningYoneko joins yone, often meaning rice or abundance, with the common feminine suffix ko, child, making it a name suggesting an abundant or bountiful daughter.

U.S. rank (1930)#3053 ↗ Rising

1930 U.S. births10 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1923

Total births (all-time)≈ 202

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Yoneko shows up in American records only between 1914 and 1930, tightly tied to the first-generation, or Issei, Japanese immigrant community.

It never became common outside that community, only a couple dozen girls a year at its 1923 peak, and its narrow span closed before the 1930s ended.

Did you know? The -ko ending was standard for Japanese girls' names for much of the twentieth century, appearing across thousands of different name combinations.

Overall data confidence 45%

References - Yoneko — Japanese yone + ko compound; Issei immigrant-era naming

Variations

YoneYoneyoToshiko

Nicknames

Yone

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Yoneko mean?

Yoneko combines yone, rice or abundance, with ko, child, suggesting an abundant or bountiful daughter.

How do you pronounce Yoneko?

It's said yoh-NEH-koh /joʊˈnɛkoʊ/, three syllables.

Is Yoneko a boy or girl name?

Yoneko is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Yoneko?

It stayed very rare in American records, tied closely to the early-twentieth-century Japanese immigrant generation before the span closed by nineteen-thirty.