Utako
Utako is a girl name of Japanese origin, meaning Child.
What Utako means
Child.
Utako sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Utako comes from
Japanese given names are written in kanji, and the characters chosen carry the meaning as much as the sound does. The same pronunciation can be written several different ways, each shading the sense differently, so parents pick characters as deliberately as they pick the name itself.
Utako is recorded as Japanese in origin. Browse other Japanese names.
How popular is Utako?
Utako does not currently chart in the top 100 girl names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
Names like Utako
These share Utako's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Akari — Light, brightness.
- Aoi — Hollyhock; the color blue.
- Emi — Beautiful blessing; smile.
- Hana — Flower, blossom.
- Haruka — Distant; spring.
- Himari — Facing the sun; sunflower.
- Hina — Sun, light.
- Hoshi — Star.
- Kaede — Maple leaf.
- Kiku — Chrysanthemum.
- Megumi — Blessing, grace.
- Mei — Sprout; bright.