Recorded 1904–1935 Girls' name Peak 1919 608 births

Shizue — girls' name

608 babies named Shizue in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s261910s2461920s2981930s38
1920s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Shizue was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

41 babies were named Shizue in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shizue

The Social Security Administration has registered 608 babies named Shizue between 1904 and 1935, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shizue currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shizue performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 298 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shizue shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 421 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Shizue in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shizue 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 608 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.

Shizue at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

608

Since 1904

32 years of records

Peak year

1919

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1904

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1935

Shizue popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1904

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1919)
41
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
01020304050 19351930192619221918191419091904 7

Shizue by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
298 births that decade — 49% of Shizue's all-time total
1900s261910s2461920s2981930s38

Shizue by state

Where Shizue concentrates geographically — total births since 1904

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Shizue
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
421 69.2%
#2 California
98 16.1%
Hawaii share of Shizue's total US births 69.2%
Even split

421 of 608 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shizue?
608 babies have been named Shizue since 1904. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1919 with 41 births.
When was Shizue most popular?
Shizue was most popular in the 1920s decade with 298 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Shizue most popular?
The top states for the name Shizue are Hawaii (421 births), California (98 births).
How long has the name Shizue been used?
Shizue has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 32 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Shizue?
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, 1904–1935 (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.