Girls' name · since 1914
Chizuko
Chizuko has 169 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,537 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Chizuko is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 169 have been recorded since 1914.
Chizuko has 169 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1935.
- #21,537 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 169 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chizuko ranks #21,537 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 169 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,537 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Chizuko's 169 recorded births place it above 70.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chizuko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chizuko's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chizuko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1935
- Peak year (1921)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Chizuko by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (115 births, 68% of the file).
1920s was Chizuko's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Chizuko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 35
1910s
35 births
- 1920s
1920s
115 births
- 1930s 19
1930s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 115 births (68% of all-time use).
Chizuko by state
Where Chizuko concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 67 | 39.6% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 11 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 3.0% |
67 of 169 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Chizuko's data
- Chizuko's decade-level peak was the 1920s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chizukos (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chizuko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1914–1935 (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 Chizuko 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.