Girls' name · since 1913
Chieko
293 babies named Chieko in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 293
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Chieko is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 293 have been recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Chieko recorded 293 times among girls since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1991.
- #16,096 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 293 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chieko ranks #16,096 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 293 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 293
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Chieko's 293 recorded births place it above 77.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Chieko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chieko's full recorded timeline at 1924, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chieko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1991
- Peak year (1919)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Chieko by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (173 births, 59% of the file).
1920s was Chieko's strongest decade.
173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Chieko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
75 births
- 1920s
1920s
173 births
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 173 births (59% of all-time use).
Chieko by state
Where Chieko concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 192 | 65.5% |
| #2 | California | | 29 | 9.9% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 1.7% |
192 of 293 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Chieko's data
- Chieko's decade-level peak was the 1920s (173 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Chiekos (192 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chieko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~78 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chieko draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.