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Around the globe, 典子 (Noriko , 典子 ) is quite a common dominantly girly, but seldom boy's first name. The first name 典子 is habitual in Japan, where it is quite a rare female name, Georgia, where it is quite a rare primarily girly, but scarcely masculine name, and Hong Kong, where it is a rare girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Japan, the United States, and Brazil. Much less frequently, 典子 is the last name as well as the forename.
典子 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Noriko Tajima , the fictional character from the 2017 video game Yandere School; Surge , the fictional character in Marvel Comics and Noriko Nakagawa , the Battle Royale character.