Recorded 1916–1924 Boys' name Peak 1919 25 births

Tokuo — boys' name

25 babies named Tokuo in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151920s10
1910s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Tokuo was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tokuo in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tokuo

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Tokuo between 1916 and 1924, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tokuo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1924. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tokuo performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tokuo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tokuo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tokuo 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 25 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.

Tokuo at a glance

Last recorded 1924

Total births

25

Since 1916

9 years of records

Peak year

1919

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1924

Active since

1916

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1924

Tokuo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1916

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1919)
8
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
456789 1924192219191916 7

Tokuo by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
15 births that decade — 60% of Tokuo's all-time total
1910s151920s10

Tokuo by state

Where Tokuo concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tokuo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
11 44.0%
Hawaii share of Tokuo's total US births 44.0%

11 of 25 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tokuo?
25 babies have been named Tokuo since 1916. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1919 with 8 births.
When was Tokuo most popular?
Tokuo was most popular in the 1910s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Tokuo most popular?
The top states for the name Tokuo are Hawaii (11 births).
How long has the name Tokuo been used?
Tokuo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 9 years of data through 1924.
What names are similar to Tokuo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tokio, 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, 1916–1924 (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.