Recorded 1915–1973 Unisex name Peak 1921 85 births

Toshi — unisex name

85 babies named Toshi in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s311920s191960s101970s25
1910s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Toshi was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

13 babies were named Toshi in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Toshi

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Toshi between 1915 and 1973, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Toshi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Toshi is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 14 additional births since 1922.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Toshi performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Toshi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Toshi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Toshi 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 85 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.

Toshi at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

85

Since 1915

59 years of records

Peak year

1921

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1915

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1973

Toshi popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1915

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1921)
13
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
468101214 197319711970196919641925192119191918191719161915 8

Toshi popularity over time — boys

14 total births recorded since 1922 (Toshi as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 14 births
5.566.577.588.5 19251922 8

Toshi by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
31 births that decade — 36% of Toshi's all-time total
1910s311920s191960s101970s25

Toshi by state

Where Toshi concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Toshi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
19 22.4%
California share of Toshi's total US births 22.4%

19 of 85 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Toshi?
85 babies have been named Toshi since 1915. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1921 with 13 births.
When was Toshi most popular?
Toshi was most popular in the 1910s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Toshi most popular?
The top states for the name Toshi are California (19 births).
Is Toshi a unisex name?
Yes, Toshi is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 85 births, and as a boy's name it has 14 births.
How long has the name Toshi been used?
Toshi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 59 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Toshi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tosha, Toshia, Toshiko, Toshiba, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1915–1973 (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.