Girls' name · since 1908
Shizuko
Shizuko has 620 recorded births since 1908 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,338 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 620
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
620 girls have been named Shizuko since 1908, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shizuko has 620 recorded births among girls since 1908, 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 1908 to 1937.
- #10,338 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 620 born since 1908
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shizuko ranks #10,338 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 620 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,338 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 620
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Shizuko's 620 recorded births place it above 85.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Shizuko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shizuko splits its recorded history at 1921: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1931 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shizuko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1937
- Peak year (1921)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Shizuko by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (298 births, 48% of the file).
1920s was Shizuko's strongest decade.
298 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Shizuko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s
1910s
272 births
- 1920s
1920s
298 births
- 1930s 38
1930s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 298 births (48% of all-time use).
How Shizuko compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shizuko's total volume
Shizuko by state
Where Shizuko concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 330 | 53.2% |
| #2 | California | | 192 | 31.0% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 0.8% |
330 of 620 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shizuko's data
- Shizuko's decade-level peak was the 1920s (298 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Shizukos (330 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shizuko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1908–1937 (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 Shizuko 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.