Girls' name · since 1913
Yasuko
294 babies named Yasuko in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,092 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 294
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yasuko sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 294 recorded since 1913.
Yasuko has 294 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1979.
- #16,092 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 294 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yasuko ranks #16,092 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 294 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,092 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 294
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yasuko's 294 recorded births place it above 77.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Yasuko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yasuko's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yasuko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1979
- Peak year (1921)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Yasuko by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (160 births, 54% of the file).
1920s was Yasuko's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Yasuko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
66 births
- 1920s
1920s
160 births
- 1930s 58
1930s
58 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 160 births (54% of all-time use).
Yasuko by state
Where Yasuko concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 129 | 43.9% |
| #2 | California | | 62 | 21.1% |
129 of 294 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Yasuko's decade-level peak was the 1920s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Yasukos (129 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yasuko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1913–1979 (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 Yasuko 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.