How Many People Are Named Setsuko?

39

people named Setsuko are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 8,763,714 people in the US has this name

Based on 347 babies named Setsuko in Social Security records from 1915 to 1945, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#52,581

💎💎 Very Rare

Population Percentage

0.0000%

Of US population

Peak Year

1928

36 births

Trend

1945

Last year given

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: Japanese
Pronunciation: SE-TSOO-KO
Gender: Primarily Female

Meaning:

From Japanese 節 (setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can also be possible.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
100.0%
Male
0.0%

All of the babies given the name Setsuko in the records were girls.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Setsuko alive today is about 90 years old, and 100% are 60 or older.

Under 30 0
0%
30 to 59 0
0%
60 and over 39
100%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Setsuko first appears in the records in 1915 and was given most often in 1928, to 36 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1945.

Babies given the name each year, 1915 to 1945

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Setsuko alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Setsuko were born in California than in any other state: about 12 of those alive today.

California 12
Hawaii 12

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