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Girl name

Shigeko

100% girls · last recorded 1936

Shigeko has been given to about 325 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1926, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 51
Median age today99 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shigeko per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1926 · 27
  • Born in 20250
  • All time325

How popular is Shigeko?

Its best year was 1926, when 27 babies were given the name, ranking 1616th. The typical living American called Shigeko is about 99 years old today.

Names that sound like Shigeko

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shiela0.53
  2. Saige0.48
  3. Shameka0.48
  4. Shirlene0.47

Middle names for Shigeko

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

Sibling names for Shigeko

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.65
  2. Cleoeither · 0.65
  3. Ilasister · 0.65
  4. Opalsister · 0.64
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.62
  6. Forestbrother · 0.55

Where Shigeko is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.