Shigeko
Shigeko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Shigeko Higashikuni , Japanese princess Shigeko Kawanishi , Japanese swimmer Shigeko Kubota , Japanese artist Shigeko Sasamori , Japanese peace and anti-nuclear activist Shigeko Uchida , Japanese manga artist known by the pen-name Shungicu Uchida Uryū Shigeko , Japanese educator
Meaning & Origin of Shigeko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shigeko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Shigeko Higashikuni , Japanese princess Shigeko Kawanishi , Japanese swimmer Shigeko Kubota , Japanese artist Shigeko Sasamori , Japanese peace and anti-nuclear activist Shigeko Uchida , Japanese manga artist known by the pen-name Shungicu Uchida Uryū Shigeko , Japanese educator
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The Story of Shigeko
Shigeko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1909, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 27 Shigekos were born — ranking #1,589 that year. As of 2026, Shigeko ranks #3,701 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 325 Shigekos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shigeko
Shigeko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 325 births in the dataset. Shigeko's peak popularity came in 1926 when it ranked #1,589. Use the chart and map above to compare Shigeko'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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