Recorded 1910–1986 Girls' name Peak 1923 721 births

Fumiko — girls' name

721 babies named Fumiko in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s2181920s3981930s951970s51980s5
1920s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Fumiko was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

60 babies were named Fumiko in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fumiko

The Social Security Administration has registered 721 babies named Fumiko between 1910 and 1986, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fumiko currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 60 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fumiko performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 398 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Fumiko shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 317 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Fumiko in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fumiko in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 721 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Fumiko at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

721

Since 1910

77 years of records

Peak year

1923

60 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1910

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 1986

Fumiko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1910

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1923)
60
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
020406080 198619361932192819241920191619121910 6

Fumiko by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
398 births that decade — 55% of Fumiko's all-time total
1910s2181920s3981930s951970s51980s5

Fumiko by state

Where Fumiko concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Fumiko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
317 44.0%
#2 California
252 35.0%
#3 Washington
24 3.3%
Hawaii share of Fumiko's total US births 44.0%
Even split

317 of 721 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fumiko?
721 babies have been named Fumiko since 1910. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1923 with 60 births.
When was Fumiko most popular?
Fumiko was most popular in the 1920s decade with 398 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Fumiko most popular?
The top states for the name Fumiko are Hawaii (317 births), California (252 births), Washington (24 births).
How long has the name Fumiko been used?
Fumiko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 77 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Fumiko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fumie, Fumi, Fumiye, Fumiyo. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1910–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.