Recorded 1912–2001 Girls' name Peak 1968 918 births

Tomiko — girls' name

918 babies named Tomiko in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1021920s2031930s601960s1171970s3151980s811990s282000s12
1970s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Tomiko was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

60 babies were named Tomiko in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tomiko

The Social Security Administration has registered 918 babies named Tomiko between 1912 and 2001, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tomiko currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 60 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tomiko performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 315 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Tomiko shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 171 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Tomiko in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tomiko 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 918 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.

Tomiko at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

918

Since 1912

90 years of records

Peak year

1968

60 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1912

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 2001

Tomiko popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1912

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1968)
60
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
020406080 200119891981197419671931192419171912 5

Tomiko popularity over time — boys

7 total births recorded since 1975 (Tomiko as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 1975 7

Tomiko by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
315 births that decade — 34% of Tomiko's all-time total
1910s1021920s2031930s601960s1171970s3151980s811990s282000s12

Tomiko by state

Where Tomiko concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tomiko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
171 18.6%
#2 California
130 14.2%
#3 Georgia
23 2.5%
#4 New York
12 1.3%
#5 Alabama
11 1.2%
#6 Michigan
11 1.2%
#7 North Carolina
7 0.8%
#8 District of Columbia
5 0.5%
Hawaii share of Tomiko's total US births 18.6%
Even split

171 of 918 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Tomiko appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tomiko?
918 babies have been named Tomiko since 1912. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1968 with 60 births.
When was Tomiko most popular?
Tomiko was most popular in the 1970s decade with 315 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Tomiko most popular?
The top states for the name Tomiko are Hawaii (171 births), California (130 births), Georgia (23 births).
How long has the name Tomiko been used?
Tomiko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 90 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Tomiko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tommie, Tomeka, Tomasa, Tommy, 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, 1912–2001 (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.