Girls' name · since 1923
Tomoko
128 babies named Tomoko in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,448 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 128
- born since 1923
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tomoko sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 128 recorded since 1923.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tomoko has been recorded 128 times among girls since 1923, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1991.
- #24,448 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 128 born since 1923
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tomoko ranks #24,448 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 128 born since 1923, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,448 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 128
- born since 1923
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tomoko's 128 recorded births place it above 66.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tomoko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tomoko's full recorded timeline at 1979, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tomoko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1991
- Peak year (1982)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Tomoko by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (51 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Tomoko's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Tomoko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 20
1920s
20 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 51 births (40% of all-time use).
Tomoko by state
Where Tomoko concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 5 | 3.9% |
5 of 128 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Tomoko's data
- Tomoko's decade-level peak was the 1980s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tomokos (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Tomoko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1923–1991 (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 Tomoko 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.