Recorded 1915–1929 Boys' name Peak 1920 135 births

Shizuo — boys' name

135 babies named Shizuo 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.

1910s411920s94
1920s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Shizuo was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

14 babies were named Shizuo in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shizuo

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Shizuo between 1915 and 1929, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shizuo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shizuo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shizuo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 68 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Shizuo in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shizuo 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 135 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.

Shizuo at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

135

Since 1915

15 years of records

Peak year

1920

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1915

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1929

Shizuo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1915

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1920)
14
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
46810121416 19291927192519231921191919171915 10

Shizuo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
94 births that decade — 70% of Shizuo's all-time total
1910s411920s94

Shizuo by state

Where Shizuo concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Shizuo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
68 50.4%
#2 California
18 13.3%
Hawaii share of Shizuo's total US births 50.4%
Even split

68 of 135 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shizuo?
135 babies have been named Shizuo since 1915. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1920 with 14 births.
When was Shizuo most popular?
Shizuo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Shizuo most popular?
The top states for the name Shizuo are Hawaii (68 births), California (18 births).
How long has the name Shizuo been used?
Shizuo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 15 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Shizuo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shirley, Shiloh, Shimon, Shia, 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, 1915–1929 (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.