Holding steady.
Popularity of Setsuko since 1915
Babies named Setsuko per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 36 |
| 1920s | 166 |
| 1930s | 129 |
| 1940s | 16 |
| 1950s | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Setsuko appears in U.S. Social Security records mainly in the decades around the 1930s to 1950s, reflecting naming patterns in Japanese American communities of that generation. It has always been a rare name in America, given to only a handful of girls in its best years, and it is essentially absent from recent records. In Japan the name was common through the mid-1900s, and the ko ending it carries was worn by a large share of Japanese girls born in that period, which makes Setsuko read as a distinctly vintage choice today on both sides of the Pacific.
Setsuko is a Japanese feminine name, most often formed from setsu, written with a character meaning 'fidelity' or 'season', and the suffix ko, 'child', a common ending for girls' names in twentieth-century Japan. The name was widespread in Japan during the early and mid-1900s and appears in U.S. records chiefly among Japanese American families of that era.
Sibling names for Setsuko
Names that share Setsuko's style, for a brother or sister.
