Hideko (written: 英子, 秀子, 日出子 or ひで子) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Fukuda Hideko (福田 英子, 1865–1927), Japanese writer
• Hideko Goto (後藤 英子), Japanese table tennis player
• Hideko Hiranaka (平中 秀子, born 1973), Japanese swimmer
• Hideko Maehata (前畑 秀子, 1914–1995), Japanese swimmer
• Hideko Mizuno (水野 英子, born 1939), Japanese manga artist
• Hideko Oka (岡 秀子, born 1953), Japanese fencer
• Hideko Saito (斎藤 ひで子, born 1950), Japanese cross-country skier
• Hideko Takahashi, Japanese illustrator
• Hideko Takamine (高峰 秀子, 1924–2010), Japanese actress
• Hideko Udagawa, Japanese classical violinist
• Hideko Yoshida (吉田 日出子, born 1944), Japanese actress