Recorded 1915–1943 Girls' name Peak 1922 338 births

Hideko — girls' name

338 babies named Hideko in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s551920s2161930s591940s8
1920s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Hideko was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

26 babies were named Hideko in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hideko

The Social Security Administration has registered 338 babies named Hideko between 1915 and 1943, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hideko currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hideko performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 216 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hideko shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 144 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Hideko in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hideko 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 338 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.

Hideko at a glance

Last recorded 1943

Total births

338

Since 1915

29 years of records

Peak year

1922

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1943

Active since

1915

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1943

Hideko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1915

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1922)
26
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Hideko by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
216 births that decade — 64% of Hideko's all-time total
1910s551920s2161930s591940s8

Hideko by state

Where Hideko concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Hideko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
144 42.6%
#2 California
105 31.1%
Hawaii share of Hideko's total US births 42.6%
Even split

144 of 338 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hideko?
338 babies have been named Hideko since 1915. It was last recorded in 1943. The peak year was 1922 with 26 births.
When was Hideko most popular?
Hideko was most popular in the 1920s decade with 216 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Hideko most popular?
The top states for the name Hideko are Hawaii (144 births), California (105 births).
How long has the name Hideko been used?
Hideko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 29 years of data through 1943.
What names are similar to Hideko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hidaya, Hidayah, Hidi, Hidie. 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, 1915–1943 (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.