Recorded 1919–1924 Boys' name Peak 1919 23 births

Katsuji — boys' name

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

1910s81920s15

The verdict

23 boys have been named Katsuji since 1919, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1924.

23
total births
1919–1924
years on record
1920s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Katsuji was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

8 babies were named Katsuji in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katsuji

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Katsuji between 1919 and 1924, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Katsuji currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1924. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katsuji performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Katsuji shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Katsuji in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katsuji 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 23 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.

Katsuji at a glance

Last recorded 1924

Total births

23

Since 1919

6 years of records

Peak year

1919

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1924

Active since

1919

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1924

Katsuji popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1919

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1919)
8
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
456789 1924192219211919 8

Katsuji by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
15 births that decade — 65% of Katsuji's all-time total
1910s81920s15

Katsuji by state

Where Katsuji concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Katsuji
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
13 56.5%
Hawaii share of Katsuji's total US births 56.5%

13 of 23 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katsuji?
23 babies have been named Katsuji since 1919. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1919 with 8 births.
When was Katsuji most popular?
Katsuji was most popular in the 1920s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Katsuji most popular?
The top states for the name Katsuji are Hawaii (13 births).
How long has the name Katsuji been used?
Katsuji has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 6 years of data through 1924.
What names are similar to Katsuji?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Katherine, Kathleen, Kathryn, Kato, 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, 1919–1924 (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.