Nezuko
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- neh-ZOO-koh
- Origin
- Japanese
- US rank, 2025
- #6,545 for girls
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Nezuko is a girls' name of Japanese origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
What does Nezuko mean?
Japanese: name of a character in Demon Slayer
Nezuko Kamado is the sister of the hero Tanjiro in the manga and anime Demon Slayer.
Is Nezuko a girl's or a boy's name?
Nezuko is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nezuko in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,545among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Newly popularnew in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Nezuko, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2023, with 33 girls. It first appears in the records in 2021.
Half of all the girls named Nezuko in the US since 1880 were born between 2022 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nezuko in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 21 | #5,796 |
| 2023 | 33 | #4,274 |
| 2022 | 29 | #4,668 |
| 2021 | 20 | #5,951 |
Names like Nezuko
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Namiko Miyori Kyomi Kiyomi Yumi Ainhoa Tru Saori Rumi Yuna Xuri Koi
More Japanese names
Kobe Kaizen Raiden Ren Akari Kenzo Ronin Akira Emi Kairi Miya Kenji Reo Jiraiya Aizen Sora
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nezuko: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nezuko, updated 20 October 2026.