Recorded 1917–1932 Girls' name Peak 1923 85 births

Misako — girls' name

85 babies named Misako in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s671930s5
1920s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Misako was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

12 babies were named Misako in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Misako

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Misako between 1917 and 1932, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Misako currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Misako performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Misako shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Hawaii. In total, SSA state-level files list Misako in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Misako 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 85 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.

Misako at a glance

Last recorded 1932

Total births

85

Since 1917

16 years of records

Peak year

1923

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1932

Active since

1917

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1932

Misako popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1917

Last recorded 1932
Peak year (1923)
12
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
468101214 193219291928192719261925192419231922192019191917 6

Misako by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
67 births that decade — 79% of Misako's all-time total
1910s131920s671930s5

Misako by state

Where Misako concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Misako
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 18.8%
#2 Hawaii
5 5.9%
California share of Misako's total US births 18.8%
Even split

16 of 85 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Misako?
85 babies have been named Misako since 1917. It was last recorded in 1932. The peak year was 1923 with 12 births.
When was Misako most popular?
Misako was most popular in the 1920s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Misako most popular?
The top states for the name Misako are California (16 births), Hawaii (5 births).
How long has the name Misako been used?
Misako has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 16 years of data through 1932.
What names are similar to Misako?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Misty, Misti, Missy, Misha, and 4 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, 1917–1932 (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.