Girls' name · since 1920
Tomeko
161 babies named Tomeko in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,091 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 161
- born since 1920
- 1970s
- peak decade
161 girls have been named Tomeko since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tomeko has been recorded 161 times among girls since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1981.
- #22,091 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 161 born since 1920
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tomeko ranks #22,091 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 161 born since 1920, peaking in the 1970s.
- #22,091 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 161
- born since 1920
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tomeko's 161 recorded births place it above 69.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tomeko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tomeko splits its recorded history at 1974: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tomeko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1981
- Peak year (1973)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Tomeko by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (133 births, 83% of the file).
1970s was Tomeko's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Tomeko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
133 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 133 births (83% of all-time use).
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- Tomeko's decade-level peak was the 1970s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tomeko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1920–1981 (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 Tomeko 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.