Recorded 1918–1989 Girls' name Peak 1918 35 births

Shizuka — girls' name

35 babies named Shizuka in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s91920s191980s7

The verdict

35 girls have been named Shizuka since 1918, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1989.

35
total births
1918–1989
years on record
1920s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

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

1918
Single peak year

9 babies were named Shizuka in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shizuka

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Shizuka between 1918 and 1989, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shizuka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shizuka performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shizuka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shizuka in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shizuka 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 35 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.

Shizuka at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

35

Since 1918

72 years of records

Peak year

1918

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1918

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 1989

Shizuka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1918

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1918)
9
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
45678910 19891924192319221918 9

Shizuka by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
19 births that decade — 54% of Shizuka's all-time total
1910s91920s191980s7

Shizuka by state

Where Shizuka concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shizuka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
6 17.1%
Hawaii share of Shizuka's total US births 17.1%

6 of 35 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shizuka?
35 babies have been named Shizuka since 1918. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1918 with 9 births.
When was Shizuka most popular?
Shizuka was most popular in the 1920s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Shizuka most popular?
The top states for the name Shizuka are Hawaii (6 births).
How long has the name Shizuka been used?
Shizuka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 72 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Shizuka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shirley, Shiloh, Shira, Shirlee, 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, 1918–1989 (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.