Yukari
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- yoo-KAH-ree
- Origin
- Japanese
Yukari is a girls' name of Japanese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Yukari mean?
Japanese
A Japanese name that can be written with many kanji; the word yukari itself means 'affinity' or 'connection'.
Is Yukari a girl's or a boy's name?
Yukari is a girls' name.
How popular is Yukari in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Yukari in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yukari in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
Names like Yukari
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yumi, Yuri, Miyori, Saori, Sayuri, Suki, Kiyomi, Mayumi, Yuna, Dakota, Tru, Xuri
More Japanese names
Kobe, Kaizen, Raiden, Ren, Akari, Kenzo, Ronin, Kyomi, Akira, Emi, Kairi, Miya, Kenji, Reo, Jiraiya, Aizen
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, “Yukari: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yukari, updated 20 October 2026.