Girls' name · since 1915
Eiko
Eiko has 195 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,059 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 195
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
195 girls have been named Eiko since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eiko has been recorded 195 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2018.
- #20,059 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 195 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eiko ranks #20,059 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 195 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,059 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 195
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eiko's 195 recorded births place it above 72.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Eiko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eiko's SSA record in two at 1927 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eiko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2018
- Peak year (1921)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Eiko by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (93 births, 48% of the file).
1920s was Eiko's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Eiko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
93 births
- 1930s
1930s
60 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 93 births (48% of all-time use).
Eiko by state
Where Eiko concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 54 | 27.7% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 25 | 12.8% |
54 of 195 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Eiko's data
- Eiko's decade-level peak was the 1920s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Eikos (54 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.
Keep exploring Eiko
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eiko: 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 (~103 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, 1915–2018 (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 Eiko 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.