Recorded 1977–1993 Girls' name Peak 1982 67 births

Naoko — girls' name

67 babies named Naoko in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s361990s19
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Naoko was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

9 babies were named Naoko in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naoko

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Naoko between 1977 and 1993, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Naoko currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naoko performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Naoko shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Naoko in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naoko 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 67 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.

Naoko at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

67

Since 1977

17 years of records

Peak year

1982

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1977

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1993

Naoko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1977

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1982)
9
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Naoko by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
36 births that decade — 54% of Naoko's all-time total
1970s121980s361990s19

Naoko by state

Where Naoko concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Naoko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 7.5%
California share of Naoko's total US births 7.5%

5 of 67 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naoko?
67 babies have been named Naoko since 1977. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1982 with 9 births.
When was Naoko most popular?
Naoko was most popular in the 1980s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Naoko most popular?
The top states for the name Naoko are California (5 births).
How long has the name Naoko been used?
Naoko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 17 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Naoko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naomi, Naoma, Naomie, Naomy, 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, 1977–1993 (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.