Recorded 1917–1931 Boys' name Peak 1924 30 births

Jitsuo — boys' name

30 babies named Jitsuo in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

30 boys have been named Jitsuo since 1917, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1931.

30
total births
1917–1931
years on record
1920s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Jitsuo was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jitsuo in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jitsuo

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Jitsuo between 1917 and 1931, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jitsuo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jitsuo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jitsuo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jitsuo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jitsuo 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 30 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.

Jitsuo at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

30

Since 1917

15 years of records

Peak year

1924

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1917

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1931

Jitsuo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1917

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1924)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Jitsuo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
13 births that decade — 43% of Jitsuo's all-time total
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Jitsuo by state

Where Jitsuo concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jitsuo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
24 80.0%
Hawaii share of Jitsuo's total US births 80.0%

24 of 30 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jitsuo?
30 babies have been named Jitsuo since 1917. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1924 with 8 births.
When was Jitsuo most popular?
Jitsuo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Jitsuo most popular?
The top states for the name Jitsuo are Hawaii (24 births).
How long has the name Jitsuo been used?
Jitsuo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 15 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Jitsuo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jiten, Jitesh, Jitu. 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, 1917–1931 (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.