Girls' name · since 1913
Sadako
349 babies named Sadako in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,668 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 349
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sadako is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 349 have been recorded since 1913.
Sadako has 349 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1940.
- #14,668 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 349 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sadako ranks #14,668 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 349 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,668 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 349
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sadako's 349 recorded births place it above 79.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Sadako's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sadako's full recorded timeline at 1925, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1933, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sadako popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1940
- Peak year (1924)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Sadako by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (205 births, 59% of the file).
1920s was Sadako's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Sadako births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
101 births
- 1920s
1920s
205 births
- 1930s 38
1930s
38 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 205 births (59% of all-time use).
Sadako by state
Where Sadako concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 217 | 62.2% |
| #2 | California | | 61 | 17.5% |
217 of 349 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sadako's data
- Sadako's decade-level peak was the 1920s (205 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Sadakos (217 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sadako: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sadako draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.