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boys' name ★ peaked 1925

Hideo

Meaning Borrowed from Japanese ひでお (Hideo) Gender Boy Rank 2025 Below top lists

Borrowed from Japanese ひでお (Hideo).

Rank 2025
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among boys
Babies in 2025
<5
named Hideo
How common
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boys born in 2025
Peak year
1925
62 babies
All-time total
805
#5,884 all-time among boys
First recorded
1910
in Social Security records

Hideo popularity over time

805 babies have been named Hideo 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 1925Boys

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 Boys Per year Change Best rank
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1910s 230 23 – #913
1920s 426 43 +85% #849
1930s 138 14 -68% #1,376
1940s 11 1 -92% #3,269
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The story of Hideo

Hideo 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, 805 American babies have been named Hideo. Its peak came in 1925, when 62 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 Hideo stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

Hideo year by year

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

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1940 5 #3,673
1935 11 #2,318
1930 28 #1,376
1925 62 #849
1920 41 #1,112
1915 21 #1,529
1910 5 #1,701
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Famous people named Hideo

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

  1. 1 Hideo Kojima Hideo Kojima Japanese video game designer (born 1963) Contemporary
  2. 2 Hideo Nakata Hideo Nakata Japanese filmmaker (born 1961) Contemporary
  3. 3 Hideo Ōshima Japanese footballer b. 1980 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Hideo Itokawa Hideo Itokawa Japanese scientist 1912–1999 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Hideo Itami Hideo Itami Japanese professional wrestler (born 1981) Contemporary
  6. 6 Hideo Hashimoto Hideo Hashimoto Japanese footballer (born 1979) Contemporary
  7. 7 Hideo Tanaka Japanese footballer b. 1983 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Hideo Sakai Japanese footballer 1909–1996 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Hideo Shinojima Japanese footballer 1910–1975 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Hideo Yoshizawa Japanese footballer b. 1971 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

What does the name Hideo mean?

Borrowed from Japanese ひでお (Hideo).

How popular is the name Hideo in 2025?

Hideo 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 Hideo?

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

When was the name Hideo most popular?

Hideo peaked in 1925, when 62 newborns received the name.

Is Hideo a boy or girl name?

Hideo is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Hideo rising or falling?

Hideo has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Who are famous people named Hideo?

Well-known people named Hideo include Hideo Kojima (game designer), Hideo Nakata (film director), Hideo Ōshima (soccer player).

Names like Hideo

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

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