Boys' name · since 1914
Saburo
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.
- #11,603 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 253
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
253 boys have been named Saburo since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saburo has been recorded 253 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1937.
- #11,603 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 253 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saburo ranks #11,603 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 253 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,603 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 253
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Saburo's 253 recorded births place it above 74.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Saburo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saburo's full recorded timeline at 1923, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saburo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1937
- Peak year (1925)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Saburo by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (173 births, 68% of the file).
1920s was Saburo's strongest decade.
173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Saburo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 61
1910s
61 births
- 1920s
1920s
173 births
- 1930s 19
1930s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 173 births (68% of all-time use).
Saburo by state
Where Saburo concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 112 | 44.3% |
| #2 | California | | 60 | 23.7% |
112 of 253 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Saburo's data
- Saburo's decade-level peak was the 1920s (173 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Saburos (112 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saburo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1914–1937 (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 Saburo 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.