Boys' name · since 1916
Mitsuru
Mitsuru has 171 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,917 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 171
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
171 boys have been named Mitsuru since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Mitsuru has 171 recorded births among boys since 1916, 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 1916 to 1935.
- #13,917 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 171 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mitsuru ranks #13,917 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 171 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,917 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 171
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mitsuru's 171 recorded births place it above 69.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Mitsuru's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mitsuru splits its recorded history at 1925: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mitsuru popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1935
- Peak year (1924)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Mitsuru popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1921 (Mitsuru as girls' name)
Mitsuru by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (108 births, 63% of the file).
1920s was Mitsuru's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Mitsuru births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
108 births
- 1930s 38
1930s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 108 births (63% of all-time use).
Mitsuru by state
Where Mitsuru concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 59 | 34.5% |
| #2 | California | | 28 | 16.4% |
59 of 171 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Mitsuru's data
- Mitsuru's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (108 total births) through the 1930s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Mitsurus (59 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 Mitsuru: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1916–1935 (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 Mitsuru 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.