Recorded 1917–1932 Girls' name Peak 1921 168 births

Toshie — girls' name

168 babies named Toshie in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s321920s1111930s25
1920s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Toshie was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

18 babies were named Toshie in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Toshie

The Social Security Administration has registered 168 babies named Toshie between 1917 and 1932, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Toshie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Toshie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Toshie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 121 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Toshie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Toshie 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 168 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.

Toshie at a glance

Last recorded 1932

Total births

168

Since 1917

16 years of records

Peak year

1921

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1932

Active since

1917

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1932

Toshie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1917

Last recorded 1932
Peak year (1921)
18
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
05101520 193219301928192619241922192019181917 10

Toshie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
111 births that decade — 66% of Toshie's all-time total
1910s321920s1111930s25

Toshie by state

Where Toshie concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Toshie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
121 72.0%
#2 California
5 3.0%
Hawaii share of Toshie's total US births 72.0%
Even split

121 of 168 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Toshie?
168 babies have been named Toshie since 1917. It was last recorded in 1932. The peak year was 1921 with 18 births.
When was Toshie most popular?
Toshie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Toshie most popular?
The top states for the name Toshie are Hawaii (121 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Toshie been used?
Toshie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 16 years of data through 1932.
What names are similar to Toshie?
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, 1917–1932 (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.