Recorded 1915–1944 Boys' name Peak 1924 268 births

Tetsuo — boys' name

268 babies named Tetsuo in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s491920s1791930s351940s5
1920s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Tetsuo was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

26 babies were named Tetsuo in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tetsuo

The Social Security Administration has registered 268 babies named Tetsuo between 1915 and 1944, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tetsuo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1944. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tetsuo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 179 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tetsuo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 130 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Tetsuo in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tetsuo 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 268 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.

Tetsuo at a glance

Last recorded 1944

Total births

268

Since 1915

30 years of records

Peak year

1924

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1944

Active since

1915

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1944

Tetsuo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1915

Last recorded 1944
Peak year (1924)
26
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
051015202530 19441933192819251922191919161915 7

Tetsuo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
179 births that decade — 67% of Tetsuo's all-time total
1910s491920s1791930s351940s5

Tetsuo by state

Where Tetsuo concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tetsuo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
130 48.5%
#2 California
65 24.3%
Hawaii share of Tetsuo's total US births 48.5%
Even split

130 of 268 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tetsuo?
268 babies have been named Tetsuo since 1915. It was last recorded in 1944. The peak year was 1924 with 26 births.
When was Tetsuo most popular?
Tetsuo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 179 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Tetsuo most popular?
The top states for the name Tetsuo are Hawaii (130 births), California (65 births).
How long has the name Tetsuo been used?
Tetsuo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 30 years of data through 1944.
What names are similar to Tetsuo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tetsuya, Tetsuro, Tetsu. 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, 1915–1944 (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.