Mitsuko
Mitsuko is a feminine Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Mitsuko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mitsuko is a feminine Japanese given name.
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The Story of Mitsuko
Mitsuko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1911, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 48 Mitsukos were born — ranking #1,042 that year. As of 2026, Mitsuko ranks #10,411 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 565 Mitsukos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Mitsuko
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Mitsuko Alexandra Yabe (born 1991), known as Lightchild , American and Japanese musician, composer, and music editor
- Mitsuko Aoyama ( 青山 光子 ; 1874–1941) , one of the first Japanese people to immigrate to Europe
- Mitsuko Baisho ( 倍賞 美津子 ; born 1946) , Japanese actress
- Mitsuko Hamuro ( 葉室 光子 ; 1853–1873) , Japanese concubine
- Mitsuko Horie ( 堀江 美都子 ; born 1957) , Japanese actress, voice actress and singer
- Mitsuko Igarashi ( 五十嵐 充子 ; born 1977) , Japanese ice hockey player
- Mitsuko Ishii ( 石井 苗子 ; born 1954) , Japanese politician
- Mitsuko Kandori ( 香取 光子 ; born 1943) , Japanese gymnast
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About the name Mitsuko
Mitsuko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 565 births in the dataset. Mitsuko's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #1,042. Use the chart and map above to compare Mitsuko'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 .
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