Recorded 1987–1988 Boys' name Peak 1987 12 births

Tetsuya — boys' name

12 babies named Tetsuya in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s12
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Tetsuya was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tetsuya in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tetsuya

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Tetsuya between 1987 and 1988, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tetsuya currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tetsuya performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tetsuya 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 12 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.

Tetsuya at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

12

Since 1987

2 years of records

Peak year

1987

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1987

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1988

Tetsuya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1987

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1987)
7
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19881987 7

Tetsuya by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 100% of Tetsuya's all-time total
1980s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tetsuya?
12 babies have been named Tetsuya since 1987. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1987 with 7 births.
When was Tetsuya most popular?
Tetsuya was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Tetsuya been used?
Tetsuya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 2 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Tetsuya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tetsuo, 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, 1987–1988 (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.