Recorded 1913–1931 Girls' name Peak 1920 193 births

Fusako — girls' name

193 babies named Fusako in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s561920s1271930s10
1920s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Fusako was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

20 babies were named Fusako in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fusako

The Social Security Administration has registered 193 babies named Fusako between 1913 and 1931, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fusako currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fusako performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Fusako shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 84 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Fusako in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fusako 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 193 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.

Fusako at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

193

Since 1913

19 years of records

Peak year

1920

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1913

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1931

Fusako popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1913

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1920)
20
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Fusako by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
127 births that decade — 66% of Fusako's all-time total
1910s561920s1271930s10

Fusako by state

Where Fusako concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Fusako
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
84 43.5%
#2 California
35 18.1%
Hawaii share of Fusako's total US births 43.5%
Even split

84 of 193 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fusako?
193 babies have been named Fusako since 1913. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1920 with 20 births.
When was Fusako most popular?
Fusako was most popular in the 1920s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Fusako most popular?
The top states for the name Fusako are Hawaii (84 births), California (35 births).
How long has the name Fusako been used?
Fusako has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 19 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Fusako?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fusae, Fusaye, Fushia. 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, 1913–1931 (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.