Recorded 1917–1925 Girls' name Peak 1922 69 births

Hisae — girls' name

69 babies named Hisae in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s221920s47
1920s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Hisae was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

14 babies were named Hisae in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hisae

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Hisae between 1917 and 1925, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hisae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hisae performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Hisae shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 50 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hisae in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hisae 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 69 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.

Hisae at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

69

Since 1917

9 years of records

Peak year

1922

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1917

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1925

Hisae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1917

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1922)
14
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
46810121416 192519241923192219211920191919181917 7

Hisae by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
47 births that decade — 68% of Hisae's all-time total
1910s221920s47

Hisae by state

Where Hisae concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hisae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
50 72.5%
Hawaii share of Hisae's total US births 72.5%

50 of 69 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hisae?
69 babies have been named Hisae since 1917. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1922 with 14 births.
When was Hisae most popular?
Hisae was most popular in the 1920s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Hisae most popular?
The top states for the name Hisae are Hawaii (50 births).
How long has the name Hisae been used?
Hisae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 9 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Hisae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hisako, Hisayo, Historia, Hisaye, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1917–1925 (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.