Hisako
Hisako is a Japanese name for females. Although written romanized the same way, the kanji can be different.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Hisako
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hisako is a Japanese name for females. Although written romanized the same way, the kanji can be different.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Hisako
Hisako first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1909, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1923: 30 births, good for #1,490 nationwide. About 58% of every Hisako on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Hisako last appeared in the published SSA data in 1938, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 368 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Hisako
Hisako is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 368 births in the dataset. Hisako's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #1,490. Use the chart and map above to compare Hisako's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.