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girls' name ★ peaked 1923

Fumiko

Meaning A female given name from Japanese Gender Girl Rank 2025 Below top lists

A female given name from Japanese.

Rank 2025
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among girls
Babies in 2025
<5
named Fumiko
How common
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girls born in 2025
Peak year
1923
60 babies
All-time total
721
#9,341 all-time among girls
First recorded
1910
in Social Security records

Fumiko popularity over time

721 babies have been named Fumiko since 1910, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1923Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
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1910s 218 22 – #990
1920s 398 40 +83% #956
1930s 95 10 -76% #1,908
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1970s 5 1 – #9,201
1980s 5 1 0% #11,527
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The story of Fumiko

Fumiko is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1910, 721 American babies have been named Fumiko. Its peak came in 1923, when 60 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Fumiko stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

Fumiko year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

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1935 7 #3,535
1930 15 #2,237
1925 38 #1,279
1920 58 #962
1915 26 #1,419
1910 6 #2,241
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Famous people named Fumiko

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Fumiko Hayashi Fumiko Hayashi Japanese novelist and poet (1903–1951) Contemporary
  2. 2 Fumiko Orikasa Fumiko Orikasa Japanese voice actress and singer (born 1974) Contemporary
  3. 3 Fumiko Enchi Fumiko Enchi Japanese writer (1905–1986) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Fumiko, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

What does the name Fumiko mean?

A female given name from Japanese.

How popular is the name Fumiko in 2025?

Fumiko did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Fumiko?

721 babies have been named Fumiko in the United States since 1910, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Fumiko most popular?

Fumiko peaked in 1923, when 60 newborns received the name.

Is Fumiko a boy or girl name?

Fumiko is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Fumiko rising or falling?

Fumiko has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Who are famous people named Fumiko?

Well-known people named Fumiko include Fumiko Hayashi (writer), Fumiko Orikasa (actor), Fumiko Enchi (writer).

Names like Fumiko

Names that sound and feel close to Fumiko: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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