Recorded 1917–1930 Girls' name Peak 1917 74 births

Taeko — girls' name

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

1910s141920s541930s6
1920s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Taeko was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

9 babies were named Taeko in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taeko

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Taeko between 1917 and 1930, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taeko currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taeko performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Taeko shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Taeko in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taeko 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 74 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.

Taeko at a glance

Last recorded 1930

Total births

74

Since 1917

14 years of records

Peak year

1917

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1930

Active since

1917

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1930

Taeko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1917

Last recorded 1930
Peak year (1917)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
45678910 1930192919271926192519241923192119181917 9

Taeko by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
54 births that decade — 73% of Taeko's all-time total
1910s141920s541930s6

Taeko by state

Where Taeko concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Taeko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 6.8%
California share of Taeko's total US births 6.8%

5 of 74 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taeko?
74 babies have been named Taeko since 1917. It was last recorded in 1930. The peak year was 1917 with 9 births.
When was Taeko most popular?
Taeko was most popular in the 1920s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Taeko most popular?
The top states for the name Taeko are California (5 births).
How long has the name Taeko been used?
Taeko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 14 years of data through 1930.
What names are similar to Taeko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taelor, Taelyn, Taelynn, Taegan, 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, 1917–1930 (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.