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Nobuko

girl name
Origin
Japanese
Syllables
3
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

child of trust

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Nobuko has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

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Popularity in Brazil

392 people · the #15,812 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 78

1930s1940s1950s

Among people named Nobuko 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 Nobuko

Most people given the name Nobuko in the United States were born between 1930 and 1939. The Nobuko 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.

Names that fit alongside Nobuko

Natsuko Kiyoko Miyoko Harumi Natsumi Saori

The Nobuko deep dive

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