Setsuko
Setsuko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Matsudaira Setsuko , later Princess Chichibu (秩父宮妃勢津子) of Japan Hara Setsuko , actress Setsuko Inoue , Japanese volleyball player Setsuko Karasuma , Japanese actress and model Setsuko Klossowska de Rola, Japanese painter Setsuko Kobori Japanese table tennis player Koizumi Setsuko, wife of Lafcadio Hearn Setsuko…
Meaning & Origin of Setsuko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Setsuko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Matsudaira Setsuko , later Princess Chichibu (秩父宮妃勢津子) of Japan Hara Setsuko , actress Setsuko Inoue , Japanese volleyball player Setsuko Karasuma , Japanese actress and model Setsuko Klossowska de Rola, Japanese painter Setsuko Kobori Japanese table tennis player Koizumi Setsuko, wife of Lafcadio Hearn Setsuko…
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The Story of Setsuko
Setsuko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 36 Setsukos were born — ranking #1,271 that year. As of 2026, Setsuko ranks #4,556 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 347 Setsukos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Setsuko
Setsuko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 347 births in the dataset. Setsuko's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #1,271. Use the chart and map above to compare Setsuko'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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