Recorded 1916–1935 Boys' name Peak 1924 171 births

Mitsuru — boys' name

171 babies named Mitsuru in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s251920s1081930s38
1920s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Mitsuru was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

22 babies were named Mitsuru in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mitsuru

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Mitsuru between 1916 and 1935, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mitsuru currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mitsuru performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mitsuru shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 59 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Mitsuru in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mitsuru 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 171 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.

Mitsuru at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

171

Since 1916

20 years of records

Peak year

1924

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1916

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1935

Mitsuru popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1916

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1924)
22
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
0510152025 1935193219281925192219191916 5

Mitsuru popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1921 (Mitsuru as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1921 5

Mitsuru by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
108 births that decade — 63% of Mitsuru's all-time total
1910s251920s1081930s38

Mitsuru by state

Where Mitsuru concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Mitsuru
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
59 34.5%
#2 California
28 16.4%
Hawaii share of Mitsuru's total US births 34.5%
Even split

59 of 171 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mitsuru?
171 babies have been named Mitsuru since 1916. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1924 with 22 births.
When was Mitsuru most popular?
Mitsuru was most popular in the 1920s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Mitsuru most popular?
The top states for the name Mitsuru are Hawaii (59 births), California (28 births).
How long has the name Mitsuru been used?
Mitsuru has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 20 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Mitsuru?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mitchell, Mitchel, Mitch, Mitsuo, 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, 1916–1935 (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.