Recorded 1908–1937 Girls' name Peak 1921 620 births

Shizuko — girls' name

620 babies named Shizuko in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s121910s2721920s2981930s38
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Shizuko was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

43 babies were named Shizuko in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shizuko

The Social Security Administration has registered 620 babies named Shizuko between 1908 and 1937, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shizuko currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shizuko performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 298 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shizuko shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 330 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Shizuko in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shizuko 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 620 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.

Shizuko at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

620

Since 1908

30 years of records

Peak year

1921

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1908

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1937

Shizuko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1908

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1921)
43
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
01020304050 19371930192619221918191419101908 6

Shizuko by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
298 births that decade — 48% of Shizuko's all-time total
1900s121910s2721920s2981930s38

Shizuko by state

Where Shizuko concentrates geographically — total births since 1908

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Shizuko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
330 53.2%
#2 California
192 31.0%
#3 Washington
5 0.8%
Hawaii share of Shizuko's total US births 53.2%
Even split

330 of 620 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shizuko?
620 babies have been named Shizuko since 1908. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1921 with 43 births.
When was Shizuko most popular?
Shizuko was most popular in the 1920s decade with 298 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Shizuko most popular?
The top states for the name Shizuko are Hawaii (330 births), California (192 births), Washington (5 births).
How long has the name Shizuko been used?
Shizuko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 30 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Shizuko?
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.

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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, 1908–1937 (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.