Risako
Risako is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Risako Itō , Japanese actress, model and gravure idol Risako Kawai , Japanese sport wrestler Risako Mitsui , Japanese synchronized swimmer Risako Oga , Japanese women's footballer Risako Sugaya , Japanese singer and idol
Meaning & Origin of Risako
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Risako is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Risako Itō , Japanese actress, model and gravure idol Risako Kawai , Japanese sport wrestler Risako Mitsui , Japanese synchronized swimmer Risako Oga , Japanese women's footballer Risako Sugaya , Japanese singer and idol
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The Story of Risako
The earliest SSA record of Risako as a baby girl name dates back to 1997, when 8 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Risako — #9,802 in the national rankings. About 58% of every Risako on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Risako last appeared in the published SSA data in 2006, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 31 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Risako
Phonetically similar names — useful when Risako is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Risiko
- Risko
- Ruzicka
- Rizzio
- Resaca
- Ritacco
- Rosica
- Hisako
- Rusko
- Rezac
- Rezek
- Resco
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Risako
Risako is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 31 births in the dataset. Risako's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #9,802. Use the chart and map above to compare Risako'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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