Recorded 1918–1928 Boys' name Peak 1927 28 births

Seikichi — boys' name

28 babies named Seikichi in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s23

The verdict

28 boys have been named Seikichi since 1918, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1928.

28
total births
1918–1928
years on record
1920s
peak decade
82%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Seikichi was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

7 babies were named Seikichi in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seikichi

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Seikichi between 1918 and 1928, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Seikichi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seikichi performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Seikichi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Seikichi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seikichi 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 28 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.

Seikichi at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

28

Since 1918

11 years of records

Peak year

1927

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1918

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1928

Seikichi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1918

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1927)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19281927192519211918 5

Seikichi by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
23 births that decade — 82% of Seikichi's all-time total
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Seikichi by state

Where Seikichi concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Seikichi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
28 100.0%
Hawaii share of Seikichi's total US births 100.0%

28 of 28 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seikichi?
28 babies have been named Seikichi since 1918. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1927 with 7 births.
When was Seikichi most popular?
Seikichi was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Seikichi most popular?
The top states for the name Seikichi are Hawaii (28 births).
How long has the name Seikichi been used?
Seikichi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 11 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Seikichi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Seiji, Seif, Seichi, Seith, 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, 1918–1928 (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.