Hisako
Meaning
child of long life, or of long ago, depending on the kanji
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Hisako has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
189 people · the #26,468 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 80
Among people named Hisako living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Hisako
Most people given the name Hisako in the United States were born between 1920 and 1939. The Hisako you meet today is most often in her 80s or 90s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Hisako deep dive
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