Girls' name · since 1909
Shigeko
Shigeko has 325 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,261 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 325
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Shigeko sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 325 recorded since 1909.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shigeko has been recorded 325 times among girls since 1909, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1936.
- #15,261 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 325 born since 1909
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shigeko ranks #15,261 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 325 born since 1909, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,261 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 325
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Shigeko's 325 recorded births place it above 78.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Shigeko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shigeko splits its recorded history at 1923: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1909 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shigeko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1936
- Peak year (1926)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Shigeko by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (194 births, 60% of the file).
1920s was Shigeko's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Shigeko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
82 births
- 1920s
1920s
194 births
- 1930s 44
1930s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 194 births (60% of all-time use).
Shigeko by state
Where Shigeko concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 176 | 54.2% |
| #2 | California | | 62 | 19.1% |
176 of 325 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shigeko's data
- Shigeko's decade-level peak was the 1920s (194 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Shigekos (176 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shigeko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
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, 1909–1936 (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 Shigeko 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.