Recorded 1916–1928 Girls' name Peak 1916 39 births

Tatsuko — girls' name

39 babies named Tatsuko in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Tatsuko was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

14 babies were named Tatsuko in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tatsuko

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Tatsuko between 1916 and 1928, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tatsuko currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tatsuko performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tatsuko shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Tatsuko in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tatsuko 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 39 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.

Tatsuko at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

39

Since 1916

13 years of records

Peak year

1916

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1916

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1928

Tatsuko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1916

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1916)
14
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
46810121416 19281927192319171916 14

Tatsuko by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
20 births that decade — 51% of Tatsuko's all-time total
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Tatsuko by state

Where Tatsuko concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tatsuko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
13 33.3%
#2 California
5 12.8%
Hawaii share of Tatsuko's total US births 33.3%
Even split

13 of 39 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tatsuko?
39 babies have been named Tatsuko since 1916. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1916 with 14 births.
When was Tatsuko most popular?
Tatsuko was most popular in the 1920s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Tatsuko most popular?
The top states for the name Tatsuko are Hawaii (13 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Tatsuko been used?
Tatsuko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 13 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Tatsuko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tatiana, Tatum, Tatyana, Tatianna, 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, 1916–1928 (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.