Recorded 1918–2013 Girls' name Peak 1979 78 births

Kumiko — girls' name

78 babies named Kumiko in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51970s191980s161990s102000s232010s5
2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Kumiko was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kumiko in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kumiko

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Kumiko between 1918 and 2013, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kumiko currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kumiko performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kumiko shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kumiko 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 78 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.

Kumiko at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

78

Since 1918

96 years of records

Peak year

1979

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1918

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2013

Kumiko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1918

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1979)
8
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
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Kumiko by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
23 births that decade — 29% of Kumiko's all-time total
1910s51970s191980s161990s102000s232010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kumiko?
78 babies have been named Kumiko since 1918. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1979 with 8 births.
When was Kumiko most popular?
Kumiko was most popular in the 2000s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Kumiko been used?
Kumiko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 96 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Kumiko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kumari, Kumba, Kum, Kumani, and 1 more. 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, 1918–2013 (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.