Boys' name · since 1914
Satoru
235 babies named Satoru in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,032 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 235
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
235 boys have been named Satoru since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Satoru has 235 recorded births among boys since 1914, 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 1914 to 1993.
- #12,032 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 235 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Satoru ranks #12,032 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 235 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,032 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 235
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Satoru's 235 recorded births place it above 73.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Satoru's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Satoru's full recorded timeline at 1925, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1933, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Satoru popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1993
- Peak year (1917)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Satoru by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (127 births, 54% of the file).
1920s was Satoru's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Satoru births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
61 births
- 1920s
1920s
127 births
- 1930s 36
1930s
36 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 127 births (54% of all-time use).
Satoru by state
Where Satoru concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 126 | 53.6% |
| #2 | California | | 23 | 9.8% |
126 of 235 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Satoru's data
- Satoru's decade-level peak was the 1920s (127 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Satorus (126 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Satoru: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1914–1993 (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 Satoru 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.