Recorded 1900–1924 Girls' name Peak 1919 69 births

Hisayo — girls' name

69 babies named Hisayo in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s401920s24
1910s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Hisayo was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

10 babies were named Hisayo in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hisayo

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Hisayo between 1900 and 1924, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hisayo currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1924. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hisayo performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hisayo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hisayo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hisayo 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.

Hisayo at a glance

Last recorded 1924

Total births

69

Since 1900

25 years of records

Peak year

1919

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1924

Active since

1900

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1924

Hisayo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1900

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1919)
10
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 19241923192219201919191819171916191519141900 5

Hisayo by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
40 births that decade — 58% of Hisayo's all-time total
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Hisayo by state

Where Hisayo concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hisayo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
26 37.7%
Hawaii share of Hisayo's total US births 37.7%

26 of 69 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hisayo?
69 babies have been named Hisayo since 1900. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1919 with 10 births.
When was Hisayo most popular?
Hisayo was most popular in the 1910s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Hisayo most popular?
The top states for the name Hisayo are Hawaii (26 births).
How long has the name Hisayo been used?
Hisayo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 25 years of data through 1924.
What names are similar to Hisayo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hisako, Hisae, 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, 1900–1924 (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.