Yūko or Yuko (ゆうこ, ユウコ) is a common feminine Japanese given name.
Yūko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
優子, "gentle, child"
裕子, "fertile, child"
祐子, "helpful, child"
夕子, "evening, child"
有子, "qualified, child"
悠子, "permanence, child"
侑子, "leading, child"
結子, "bind, child"
由子, "reason, child"
勇子, "courage, child"
友子, "friend, child"
The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
Yūko Andō (news anchor) (優子), a Japanese TV presenter and news anchor
Yūko Andō (singer) (裕子, born 1977), Japanese singer-songwriter
Yuko Aoki (青木 裕子, born 1977), Japanese bikini model
Yuko Arimori (裕子, born 1966), Japanese marathon runner
Yūko Asano (浅野 ゆう子, born 1960), Japanese singer and actress
Yuko Fueki (優子, born 1979), Japanese actress who is most popular in South Korea, known as Yoo Min
Yuko Fukushima (優子), a Japanese anchorwoman for News Today 30 Minutes
Yuko Goto (後藤裕子), Japanese voice actress
Yuko Hara (由子, born 1956), plays the keyboards for Southern All Stars
Yuko Kawaguchi (悠子), a Japanese pair skater
Yuko Kobayashi (小林 優子), Japanese voice actress
Yūko Minaguchi (裕子, born 1966), Japanese voice actress
Yūko Miyamura (優子, born 1972), Japanese voice actress, actress, J-pop singer and sound director
Yūko Mizutani (優子, born 1964), Japanese voice actress
Yūko Mochizuki (1917–1977), Japanese actress
Yuko Nakanishi (born 1981), Japanese butterfly swimmer
Yuko Nakazawa (裕子), a J-pop singer and actress
Yuko Ogura (優子, born 1983), Japanese idol and model
Yuko Oshima (優子, born 1988), AKB48 member
Yūko Satō (voice actress), Japanese voice actress
Yūko Satō (politician) (夕子, born 1963), Japanese politician
Yuko Sano (born 1979), Japanese volleyball player
Yuko Takayama (侑子,born 1992), Japanese actress
Yūko Takeuchi (結子, born 1980), Japanese actress
Yuko Tojo (優子東上, 1939-2013), Granddaughter of General Hideki Tōjō
Yuko Amamiya, the heroine of game Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two..
Yuko Sakaki, a character in the novel Battle Royale, and the film and manga of the same name
Yūko Ichihara - Witch of dimensions, a character from the manga and anime xxxHolic and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle by CLAMP
Yuko Asou, the main character in the Valis series
Yuko Takao, a character in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Yuko is the given name of both main characters in the series Dennō Coil
Yuko Minami, Ultraman Ace's alter ego alongside Seiji Hokuto in the 1972 namesake tokusatsu film
Yūko Kanoe, a character from the manga and anime Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
Yuko, a female elf from Mia and Me, a children's TV series
Yuko Ogawa, a character from the manga and anime Kocchi Muite! Miiko
Yuko Omori, a character from the anime HappinessCharge PreCure!
Yuko, a female character from Sword Art Online
Yuuko Shionji (紫苑寺 有子), main character in the anime Kamisama no Memochou
