Kyoko is a popular Japanese girl's name with a long and rich history in Japan, dating back to the 12th century. It usually means "child" or "girl", but can have various meanings depending on which kanji characters are used to write it. It is one of the top 100 most popular names for baby girls born in 2018, and was ranked 11th among all given names for girls born between 2000 and 2009 in Tokyo prefecture alone. Famous people with this name include Kyoko Fukada, Kyoko Inoue, Kyoko Hasegawa, Kyoko Mori and Kyoko Takahashi. Variations of the name include Kyouka, Kyoumi, Kyouhei, Kyouya and Kyoukou. Nicknames include Ko-chan (こちゃん), Ko-tan (こたん), Ko-nyan (こにゃん), Ko-rin (こりん) and Ko-t