Girls' name · since 1973
Japonica
Japonica has 45 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Japonica is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 45 have been recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Japonica recorded 45 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1990.
- #36,185 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 45 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Japonica ranks #36,185 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #36,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Japonica's 45 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Japonica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Japonica's full recorded timeline at 1979, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Japonica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1990
- Peak year (1977)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Japonica by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (27 births, 60% of the file).
1970s was Japonica's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Japonica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 27 births (60% of all-time use).
Japonica by state
Where Japonica concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 11.1% |
5 of 45 births nationwide.
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What to do with Japonica's data
- Japonica's decade-level peak was the 1970s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Japonicas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Japonica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1973–1990 (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 Japonica 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.