Teruko
Teruko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Princess Teruko , Empress of Japan Teruko, Princess Ake , Japanese princess and artist Teruko Akai , female samurai warrior. Teruko Ishizaka , Japanese scientist Teruko Kiriake , Japanese sprint canoer Teruko Miyamoto , Japanese basketball player Teruko Mizushima , Japanese housewife, author, inventor, social…
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Teruko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Teruko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Princess Teruko , Empress of Japan Teruko, Princess Ake , Japanese princess and artist Teruko Akai , female samurai warrior. Teruko Ishizaka , Japanese scientist Teruko Kiriake , Japanese sprint canoer Teruko Miyamoto , Japanese basketball player Teruko Mizushima , Japanese housewife, author, inventor, social…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Teruko
Teruko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1913, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 45 Terukos were born — ranking #1,139 that year. As of 2026, Teruko ranks #7,409 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 405 Terukos 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 Teruko
Teruko is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 405 births in the dataset. Teruko's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #1,139. Use the chart and map above to compare Teruko'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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