Name Meaning & Origin
"A female given name from Japanese."
Data last updated: 2025 SSA records
Setsuko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Matsudaira Setsuko , later Princess Chichibu (秩父宮妃勢津子) of Japan Hara Setsuko , actress Setsuko Inoue , Japanese volleyball player Setsuko Karasuma , Japanese actress and model Setsuko Klossowska de Rola, Japanese painter Setsuko Kobori Japanese table tennis player Koizumi Setsuko, wife of Lafcadio Hearn Setsuko Matsunaga Nishi (1921–2012), Japanese pioneering community activist and researcher Migishi Setsuko , Japanese yōga painter Setsuko Sasaki , Japanese volleyball player Setsuko Shimada , Japanese swimmer Setsuko Shinoda , Japanese novelist Setsuko Thurlow , Japanese–Canadian nuclear disarmament campaigner Setsuko Tsumura , Japanese novelist Setsuko Yoshida , Japanese volleyball player
Setsuko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Matsudaira Setsuko , later Princess Chichibu (秩父宮妃勢津子) of Japan Hara Setsuko , actress Setsuko Inoue , Japanese volleyball player Setsuko Karasuma , Japanese actress and model Setsuko Klossowska de Rola, Japanese painter Setsuko Kobori Japanese table tennis player Koizumi Setsuko, wife of Lafcadio Hearn Setsuko Matsunaga Nishi (1921–2012), Japanese pioneering community activist and researcher Migishi Setsuko , Japanese yōga painter Setsuko Sasaki , Japanese volleyball player Setsuko Shimada , Japanese swimmer Setsuko Shinoda , Japanese novelist Setsuko Thurlow , Japanese–Canadian nuclear disarmament campaigner Setsuko Tsumura , Japanese novelist Setsuko Yoshida , Japanese volleyball player
Life Path 2 — Harmony & Diplomacy: Cooperative, sensitive, and excellent mediators.
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Root element "Setsuko" emerges in Multiple origins tradition, carrying the core meaning "A female given name from Japanese.".
Used in English literary and religious texts, spreading through cultural exchange.
Carried across regions through trade, religion, and migration. Multiple spelling variants develop.
Standardized in its current form. Continues to be used across multiple cultures worldwide.
~347 people named Setsuko in the US. Peaked in 1928 with 36 recorded uses.
The Life Path number for Setsuko is 2, associated with Harmony & Diplomacy. Soul Urge: 5. Personality: 6.
Setsuko is Predominantly Female. Based on US data, 0% male and 100% female.
Approximately 347 people in the United States are named Setsuko. The name peaked in 1928 with 36 recorded uses.
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