Recorded 1914–1937 Boys' name Peak 1925 253 births

Saburo — boys' name

253 babies named Saburo in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s611920s1731930s19
1920s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Saburo was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

28 babies were named Saburo in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saburo

The Social Security Administration has registered 253 babies named Saburo between 1914 and 1937, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Saburo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saburo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 173 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Saburo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 112 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Saburo in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saburo 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 253 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.

Saburo at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

253

Since 1914

24 years of records

Peak year

1925

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1914

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1937

Saburo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1914

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1925)
28
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
0102030 1937192919261923192019171914 6

Saburo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
173 births that decade — 68% of Saburo's all-time total
1910s611920s1731930s19

Saburo by state

Where Saburo concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Saburo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
112 44.3%
#2 California
60 23.7%
Hawaii share of Saburo's total US births 44.3%
Even split

112 of 253 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saburo?
253 babies have been named Saburo since 1914. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1925 with 28 births.
When was Saburo most popular?
Saburo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 173 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Saburo most popular?
The top states for the name Saburo are Hawaii (112 births), California (60 births).
How long has the name Saburo been used?
Saburo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 24 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Saburo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sabastian, Sabino, Sabian, Sabir, 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, 1914–1937 (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.