Recorded 1913–1923 Boys' name Peak 1920 55 births

Tokio — boys' name

55 babies named Tokio in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s311920s24
1910s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Tokio was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Tokio

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Tokio between 1913 and 1923, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tokio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tokio performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tokio shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Tokio in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tokio 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 55 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.

Tokio at a glance

Last recorded 1923

Total births

55

Since 1913

11 years of records

Peak year

1920

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1923

Active since

1913

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1923

Tokio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1913

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1920)
9
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Tokio by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
31 births that decade — 56% of Tokio's all-time total
1910s311920s24

Tokio by state

Where Tokio concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tokio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
16 29.1%
#2 California
5 9.1%
Hawaii share of Tokio's total US births 29.1%
Even split

16 of 55 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tokio?
55 babies have been named Tokio since 1913. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year was 1920 with 9 births.
When was Tokio most popular?
Tokio was most popular in the 1910s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Tokio most popular?
The top states for the name Tokio are Hawaii (16 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Tokio been used?
Tokio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 11 years of data through 1923.
What names are similar to Tokio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tokuo, Tokyo, Tokunbo, Tokala, and 2 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, 1913–1923 (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.