Boys' name · since 1919
Katsuji
Katsuji has 23 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,857 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
23 boys have been named Katsuji since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Katsuji has 23 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1924.
- #27,857 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 23 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katsuji ranks #27,857 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #27,857 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Katsuji's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Katsuji's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Katsuji's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Katsuji popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1924
- Peak year (1919)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Katsuji by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (15 births, 65% of the file).
1920s was Katsuji's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Katsuji births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
8 births
- 1920s
1920s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 15 births (65% of all-time use).
Katsuji by state
Where Katsuji concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 13 | 56.5% |
13 of 23 births nationwide.
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- Hawaii records the most Katsujis (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Katsuji: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~5 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–1924 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Katsuji draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.