| Aiko | Yuki | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Child of love | Snow; happiness |
| Origin | japanese | Japanese |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | AH-ee-koh | YOO-kee |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1915 |
| Peak year | 2023 (77) | 2004 (43) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 24 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aiko | Yuki |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 384 | 146 |
| 2010s | 301 | 275 |
| 2000s | 311 | 271 |
| 1990s | 124 | 153 |
| 1980s | 60 | 91 |
| 1970s | 45 | 70 |
| 1960s | 0 | 29 |
| 1950s | 5 | 0 |
| 1940s | 7 | 0 |
| 1930s | 108 | 0 |
| 1920s | 306 | 20 |
| 1910s | 134 | 12 |
A Japanese name most commonly written 愛子, from ai 'love, affection' and ko 'child' — 'child of love, beloved child'. Meaning depends on the kanji chosen, but the 愛 (love) spelling is the standard one.
Yuki is commonly written with kanji meaning “snow” or “happiness,” depending on the characters chosen.
Yuki is more popular than Aiko today: about 24 US babies were given the name Yuki in 2025, compared with 0 named Aiko.
Aiko means Child of love (japanese origin), while Yuki means Snow; happiness (Japanese origin).
In US records, Aiko first appears in 0 and Yuki in 1915, so Aiko has the longer recorded history.