Recorded 1978–2012 Boys' name Peak 1992 136 births

Daisuke — boys' name

136 babies named Daisuke in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s431990s642010s12
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Daisuke was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

13 babies were named Daisuke in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daisuke

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Daisuke between 1978 and 2012, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daisuke currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daisuke performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Daisuke shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Daisuke in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daisuke in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 136 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Daisuke at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

136

Since 1978

35 years of records

Peak year

1992

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1978

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2012

Daisuke popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1978

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1992)
13
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
468101214 2012199719931990198619801978 8

Daisuke by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
64 births that decade — 47% of Daisuke's all-time total
1970s171980s431990s642010s12

Daisuke by state

Where Daisuke concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Daisuke
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 4.4%
#2 New York
6 4.4%
California share of Daisuke's total US births 4.4%
Even split

6 of 136 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daisuke?
136 babies have been named Daisuke since 1978. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1992 with 13 births.
When was Daisuke most popular?
Daisuke was most popular in the 1990s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Daisuke most popular?
The top states for the name Daisuke are California (6 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Daisuke been used?
Daisuke has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 35 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Daisuke?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dain, Daivd, Daimon, Daiquan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.