Etsuko is a girl's name of Japanese origin meaning “joy child.” It is a rare choice in US records.
Etsuko belongs to the Japanese tradition. Its meaning — “joy child” — is the sense carried by its Japanese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Etsuko first appears in Social Security records in 1921. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2759 in 1927, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 69 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Etsuko means “joy child” in its Japanese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Etsuko is a girl name.
Etsuko comes from the Japanese tradition.
Etsuko first appears in US records in 1921. Its best-ever ranking was #2759 in 1927, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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