Girls' name · since 1915
Hideko
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.
- #14,938 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 338
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
338 girls have been named Hideko since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Hideko has 338 recorded births among girls since 1915, 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 1915 to 1943.
- #14,938 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 338 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hideko ranks #14,938 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 338 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,938 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 338
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hideko's 338 recorded births place it above 79.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Hideko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hideko splits its recorded history at 1926: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hideko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1943
- Peak year (1922)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Hideko by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (216 births, 64% of the file).
1920s was Hideko's strongest decade.
216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Hideko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 55
1910s
55 births
- 1920s
1920s
216 births
- 1930s 59
1930s
59 births
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 216 births (64% of all-time use).
Hideko by state
Where Hideko concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 144 | 42.6% |
| #2 | California | | 105 | 31.1% |
144 of 338 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hideko's data
- Hideko's decade-level peak was the 1920s (216 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Hidekos (144 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 Hideko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1915–1943 (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 Hideko 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.