Feminine dossier · first seen 1909

Tsuruko

Extinct Near statistical disappearance

Peak era

1915

Peak births

Current vitality

Dormant

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Tsuruko

Tsuruko has not appeared in SSA records since 1927. It is effectively extinct as a new baby name — no girls received it in the latest available data.

No. Tsuruko is extinct in new births; the SSA last recorded it in 1927.

Tsuruko has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 412.6× more often than the national baseline.

1909Peak 19152025

Peak year

1915

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

185

Tsuruko disappeared from SSA records in 1927 and has not been seen in 98 years. Its absence is now longer than many names' entire recorded lifespan.

Tsuruko peaked in 1915, when 19 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 185 Americans named Tsuruko since 1909.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryNear statistical disappearance

Living profile

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age103

Core range101–105

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Flash Flood

A concentrated generational spike rather than a slow classic.

Geographic heartland

Hawaii

412.6× higher affinity than the national baseline.

Hawaii · 1910s 412.6×

Hawaii · 1920s 266.7×