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Girl name

Setsuko

100% girls · last recorded 1945

Setsuko has been given to about 347 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1928, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 95
Median age today94 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Setsuko per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1928 · 36
  • Born in 20250
  • All time347

How popular is Setsuko?

Its best year was 1928, when 36 babies were given the name, ranking 1284th. The typical living American called Setsuko is about 94 years old today.

Names that sound like Setsuko

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Not enough close matches

Middle names for Setsuko

Ranked by flow score
  1. Setsuko Marie0.85
  2. Setsuko Grace0.85
  3. Setsuko Jane0.85
  4. Setsuko June0.84
  5. Setsuko Claire0.84
  6. Setsuko Pearl0.84

Sibling names for Setsuko

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Juniorbrother · 0.68
  2. Elouisesister · 0.65
  3. Mavissister · 0.65
  4. Winonasister · 0.63
  5. Cleoeither · 0.59
  6. Billieeither · 0.57

Where Setsuko is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Setsuko White0.80
    2. Setsuko Reyes0.80
    3. Setsuko Nguyen0.80
    4. Setsuko Lee0.80
    5. Setsuko Hill0.80
    6. Setsuko Hall0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Setsuko

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.