| Yumi | Aiko | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Beauty; archery bow | Child of love |
| Origin | Japanese | japanese |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | YOO-mee | AH-ee-koh |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1960 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (55) | 2023 (77) |
| In 2025 | 55 | 0 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Yumi | Aiko |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 261 | 384 |
| 2010s | 273 | 301 |
| 2000s | 160 | 311 |
| 1990s | 112 | 124 |
| 1980s | 107 | 60 |
| 1970s | 53 | 45 |
| 1960s | 56 | 0 |
| 1950s | 0 | 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 7 |
| 1930s | 0 | 108 |
| 1920s | 0 | 306 |
| 1910s | 0 | 134 |
Yumi is written variously as “reason + beauty” or with the kanji for an archery bow.
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.
Yumi is more popular than Aiko today: about 55 US babies were given the name Yumi in 2025, compared with 0 named Aiko.
Yumi means Beauty; archery bow (Japanese origin), while Aiko means Child of love (japanese origin).
In US records, Yumi first appears in 1960 and Aiko in 0, so Aiko has the longer recorded history.