Recorded 1921–2023 Girls' name Peak 1975 671 births

Reiko — girls' name

671 babies named Reiko in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s421930s861940s521960s641970s1391980s731990s732000s552010s592020s28
1970s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Reiko was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

23 babies were named Reiko in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reiko

The Social Security Administration has registered 671 babies named Reiko between 1921 and 2023, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Reiko currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reiko performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Reiko shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 88 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Hawaii. In total, SSA state-level files list Reiko in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reiko 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 671 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.

Reiko at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

671

Since 1921

103 years of records

Peak year

1975

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1921

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2023

Reiko popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1921

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1975)
23
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
0510152025 202320121999198819781968194219321921 5

Reiko popularity over time — boys

19 total births recorded since 1975 (Reiko as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 19 births
5.566.577.5 202120081975 6

Reiko by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
139 births that decade — 21% of Reiko's all-time total
1920s421930s861940s521960s641970s1391980s731990s732000s552010s592020s28

Reiko by state

Where Reiko concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Reiko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
88 13.1%
#2 Hawaii
5 0.7%
California share of Reiko's total US births 13.1%
Even split

88 of 671 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reiko?
671 babies have been named Reiko since 1921. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1975 with 23 births.
When was Reiko most popular?
Reiko was most popular in the 1970s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Reiko most popular?
The top states for the name Reiko are California (88 births), Hawaii (5 births).
How long has the name Reiko been used?
Reiko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 103 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Reiko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reina, Reign, Reilly, Reita, 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, 1921–2023 (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.