Girls' name · since 1921
Etsuko
69 babies named Etsuko in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #31,260 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 69
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
69 girls have been named Etsuko since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Etsuko has 69 recorded births among girls since 1921, 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 1921 to 1933.
- #31,260 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 69 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Etsuko ranks #31,260 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #31,260 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 69
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Etsuko's 69 recorded births place it above 56.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Etsuko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Etsuko's full recorded timeline at 1926, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Etsuko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1933
- Peak year (1925)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Etsuko by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (58 births, 84% of the file).
1920s was Etsuko's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Etsuko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
58 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 58 births (84% of all-time use).
Etsuko by state
Where Etsuko concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 18 | 26.1% |
| #2 | California | | 16 | 23.2% |
18 of 69 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Etsuko's data
- Etsuko's decade-level peak was the 1920s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Etsukos (18 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Etsuko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1921–1933 (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 Etsuko 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.