70%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 陽子, 洋子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. YO-KO [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Japanese 陽 (yō) meaning "light, sun, male" or 洋 (yō) meaning "ocean" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsHaruko, Yoko, YoukoSame SpellingYoko Categories ocean, top 10 in Japan, top 10 in Japan - 1930s, top 10 in Japan - 1940s, top 10 in Japan - 1950s, top 10 in Japan - 1960s Entry added November 16, 2019