Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1922

Hideko

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 Hideko
How common
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girls born in 2025
Peak year
1922
26 babies
All-time total
338
#14,933 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Hideko popularity over time

338 babies have been named Hideko since 1915, 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
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1922Girls

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 55 6 – #2,252
1920s 216 22 +293% #1,640
1930s 59 6 -73% #1,900
1940s 8 1 -86% #3,617
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The story of Hideko

Hideko 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 1915, 338 American babies have been named Hideko. Its peak came in 1922, when 26 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 Hideko stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

Hideko year by year

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

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1935 8 #3,276
1930 19 #1,900
1925 17 #2,233
1920 22 #1,844
1915 9 #2,990
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Famous people named Hideko

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

  1. 1 Hideko Maehata Hideko Maehata Japanese swimmer (1914–1995) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

What does the name Hideko mean?

A female given name from Japanese.

How popular is the name Hideko in 2025?

Hideko 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 Hideko?

338 babies have been named Hideko in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hideko most popular?

Hideko peaked in 1922, when 26 newborns received the name.

Is Hideko a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Hideko rising or falling?

Hideko has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Who are famous people named Hideko?

Well-known people named Hideko include Hideko Maehata (swimmer).

Names like Hideko

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

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