Recorded 1914–1931 Girls' name Peak 1922 216 births

Kazue — girls' name

216 babies named Kazue in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s521920s1491930s15
1920s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Kazue was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

25 babies were named Kazue in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kazue

The Social Security Administration has registered 216 babies named Kazue between 1914 and 1931, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kazue currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kazue performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kazue shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 105 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kazue in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kazue 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 216 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.

Kazue at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

216

Since 1914

18 years of records

Peak year

1922

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1914

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1931

Kazue popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1914

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1922)
25
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Kazue by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
149 births that decade — 69% of Kazue's all-time total
1910s521920s1491930s15

Kazue by state

Where Kazue concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kazue
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
105 48.6%
#2 California
28 13.0%
Hawaii share of Kazue's total US births 48.6%
Even split

105 of 216 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kazue?
216 babies have been named Kazue since 1914. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1922 with 25 births.
When was Kazue most popular?
Kazue was most popular in the 1920s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Kazue most popular?
The top states for the name Kazue are Hawaii (105 births), California (28 births).
How long has the name Kazue been used?
Kazue has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 18 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Kazue?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaziah, Kazuko, Kazia, Kazandra, and 4 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, 1914–1931 (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.