Recorded 1917–1990 Girls' name Peak 1976 27 births

Satoko — girls' name

27 babies named Satoko in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101970s111990s6
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Satoko was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

6 babies were named Satoko in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Satoko

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Satoko between 1917 and 1990, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Satoko currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Satoko performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Satoko shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Satoko 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 27 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.

Satoko at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

27

Since 1917

74 years of records

Peak year

1976

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1917

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 1990

Satoko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1917

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1976)
6
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
4.555.566.5 19901979197619181917 5

Satoko by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 41% of Satoko's all-time total
1910s101970s111990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Satoko?
27 babies have been named Satoko since 1917. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1976 with 6 births.
When was Satoko most popular?
Satoko was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Satoko been used?
Satoko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 74 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Satoko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sativa, Satori, Satya, Satin, 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, 1917–1990 (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.