Recorded 1911–1981 Girls' name Peak 1919 565 births

Mitsuko — girls' name

565 babies named Mitsuko in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1831920s3001930s721940s51980s5
1920s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Mitsuko was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

48 babies were named Mitsuko in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mitsuko

The Social Security Administration has registered 565 babies named Mitsuko between 1911 and 1981, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mitsuko currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mitsuko performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 300 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mitsuko shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 320 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Mitsuko in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mitsuko 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 565 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.

Mitsuko at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

565

Since 1911

71 years of records

Peak year

1919

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1911

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 1981

Mitsuko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1911

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1919)
48
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
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Mitsuko by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
300 births that decade — 53% of Mitsuko's all-time total
1910s1831920s3001930s721940s51980s5

Mitsuko by state

Where Mitsuko concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Mitsuko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
320 56.6%
#2 California
148 26.2%
Hawaii share of Mitsuko's total US births 56.6%
Even split

320 of 565 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mitsuko?
565 babies have been named Mitsuko since 1911. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1919 with 48 births.
When was Mitsuko most popular?
Mitsuko was most popular in the 1920s decade with 300 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Mitsuko most popular?
The top states for the name Mitsuko are Hawaii (320 births), California (148 births).
How long has the name Mitsuko been used?
Mitsuko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 71 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Mitsuko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mitzi, Mittie, Mitzie, Mitzy, 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, 1911–1981 (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.