How popular is the baby name Simeko in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Simeko.

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Popularity of the baby name Simeko


Posts that mention the name Simeko

Mystery baby name: Sumiko

Graph of the usage of the baby name Sumiko in the U.S. since 1880
Usage of the baby name Sumiko

Welcome to mystery week! This is the first of 5 posts featuring baby names that saw sudden popularity increases that I can’t quite figure out. Maybe you guys can help?


In 1980, over 100 baby girls were suddenly given the name Sumiko (or some variant thereof):

Name1979198019811982
Sumiko53175
Semiko23*8
Samika7222014
Sameka1221129
Sumeka14*
Sumika11*
Semeka876
Sameko7*
Samica7
Semico7*
Simeko7*
Sumeko7*
Semeko6*
Semika677
Sameika5*
*Debut

What prompted the Sumiko spike? I’m not sure.

The various spellings suggest that people were hearing the name, but not seeing it written down (as with Kasara and Deirdre). So the source is likely to be a song, a movie, or a TV show.

The only possibility I’ve come up with so far is a minor character from The Young and The Restless named Sumiko. According to various soap opera websites, Sumiko was a cult leader (!) who began appearing on the show in early 1980.

Do you have any other ideas?