Shizuka
Shizuka is a unisex Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Shizuka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shizuka is a unisex Japanese given name.
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The Story of Shizuka
The earliest SSA record of Shizuka as a baby girl name dates back to 1918, when 9 babies received it. 1918 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Shizuka — #3,244 in the national rankings. About 54% of every Shizuka on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Shizuka last appeared in the published SSA data in 1989, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 35 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Shizuka
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Shizuka Anderson , (born 1991) Canadian-Japanese actress, television presenter, and model
- Shizuka Aoki ( 青木 静香 ; born 1972) , Japanese voice actress
- Shizuka Arakawa ( 静香 ; born 1981) , Japanese figure skater
- Shizuka Gozen ( 静 ; 1165–1211) , Japanese court dancer
- Shizuka Anderson (born 1988), Japanese Paralympic judoka
- Shizuka Hasegawa ( 静香 ; born 1988) , Japanese voice actress
- Shizuka Ijūin ( 静 ) , Japanese novelist and lyricist
- Shizuka Ishibashi ( 静河 ; born 1994) , Japanese actress and dancer
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Names that sound like Shizuka
Phonetically similar names — useful when Shizuka is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Shizuka
Shizuka is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 35 births in the dataset. Shizuka's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #3,244. Use the chart and map above to compare Shizuka'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.