Recorded 1915–1922 Girls' name Peak 1920 28 births

Shizu — girls' name

28 babies named Shizu in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

28 girls have been named Shizu since 1915, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1922.

28
total births
1915–1922
years on record
1910s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Shizu was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

9 babies were named Shizu in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shizu

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Shizu between 1915 and 1922, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shizu currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1922. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shizu performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shizu shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shizu in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shizu 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.

Shizu at a glance

Last recorded 1922

Total births

28

Since 1915

8 years of records

Peak year

1920

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1922

Active since

1915

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1922

Shizu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1915

Last recorded 1922
Peak year (1920)
9
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
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Shizu by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
14 births that decade — 50% of Shizu's all-time total
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Shizu by state

Where Shizu concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shizu
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 57.1%
California share of Shizu's total US births 57.1%

16 of 28 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shizu?
28 babies have been named Shizu since 1915. It was last recorded in 1922. The peak year was 1920 with 9 births.
When was Shizu most popular?
Shizu was most popular in the 1910s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Shizu most popular?
The top states for the name Shizu are California (16 births).
How long has the name Shizu been used?
Shizu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 8 years of data through 1922.
What names are similar to Shizu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shirley, Shiloh, Shira, Shirlee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1915–1922 (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.