Boys' name · since 1912
Toshio
737 babies named Toshio in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,220 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 737
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Toshio sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 737 recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toshio has been recorded 737 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2001.
- #6,220 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 737 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toshio ranks #6,220 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 737 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,220 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 737
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Toshio's 737 recorded births place it above 86.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Toshio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Toshio's full recorded timeline at 1928, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 66 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Toshio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2001
- Peak year (1921)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Toshio by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (412 births, 56% of the file).
1920s was Toshio's strongest decade.
412 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Toshio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
205 births
- 1920s
1920s
412 births
- 1930s 99
1930s
99 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 412 births (56% of all-time use).
How Toshio compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Toshio's total volume
Toshio by state
Where Toshio concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 338 | 45.9% |
| #2 | California | | 237 | 32.2% |
| #3 | Washington | | 30 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.7% |
338 of 737 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Toshio's data
- Toshio's decade-level peak was the 1920s (412 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Toshios (338 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Toshio
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Toshio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~89 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Toshio draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.