girl's name

Hiroko

  • Origin Japanese
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 331

Hiroko is a girl's name. In 1992 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Hiroko is a name of Japanese origin.
  • Peaked in 1919, when 19 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1914.

Hiroko over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1992, not a full ten years.

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Births named Hiroko by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 38
1920s 109
1930s 85
1940s 20
1970s 21
1980s 50
1990s (to 1992) 5

How popular is Hiroko?

In 1992, Hiroko was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Hiroko is used

England & Wales #4,290 3 in 1997
United States #13,751 5 in 1992

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Hiroko

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Hiroko also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hiroko over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Hiroko

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hiroko — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Hiroko

How popular is the name Hiroko?

In 1992, Hiroko was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Hiroko a girl's or a boy's name?

Hiroko is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Hiroko most popular?

Hiroko peaked in 1919, when 19 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.