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Pronounced shee-ZOO-koh /ʃiˈzuː.koʊ/Medium

Meaning: Shizuko is a Japanese girl's name, commonly read as 'quiet, calm child' — shizu, 'quiet', with the classic ko, 'child', ending shared by many names of its generation; the exact sense depends on the characters a family chose, but the 'quiet child' reading is the usual one.Medium

In 30 seconds: Shizuko is a Japanese girl's name meaning 'quiet child', with the '-ko' ending common to its era (said 'shee-ZOO-koh').

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MeaningShizuko is a Japanese girl's name, commonly read as 'quiet, calm child' — shizu, 'quiet', with the classic ko, 'child', ending shared by many names of its generation; the exact sense depends on the characters a family chose, but the 'quiet child' reading is the usual one.

U.S. rank (1937)#3400 ↘ Falling

1937 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1921

Total births (all-time)≈ 620

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Shizuko joins Japanese shizu, 'quiet' or 'calm', to ko, 'child' — the '-ko' ending borne by countless women of the early and mid twentieth century. The written form varies by family, but 'quiet child' is the settled reading.

In the United States the name appears only in a narrow early window, among the first Japanese-American generations; its near-disappearance after the nineteen-thirties reflects that small immigrant cohort and the upheaval of the wartime years rather than a change in fashion.

Did you know? Its tiny US record, cresting around 1921 and thinning by the late nineteen-thirties, traces the pre-war Issei and Nisei families of the West Coast before wartime internment scattered that community.

Overall data confidence 62%

References — Shizuko — Japanese 'quiet child'; shizu + ko; romaji only

Variations

Shizuyo

Nicknames

Shizu

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Shizuko mean?

Shizuko is a Japanese name usually read as 'quiet child', from 'shizu' (quiet) and 'ko' (child).

How do you pronounce Shizuko?

It's said shee-ZOO-koh /ʃiˈzuː.koʊ/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Shizuko a boy or girl name?

Shizuko is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Shizuko?

Shizuko has always been very rare in the U.S., borne mainly by early Japanese-American families and seldom seen since.