Recorded 1920–2023 Boys' name Peak 2019 98 births

Toshiro — boys' name

98 babies named Toshiro in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s211970s71980s52000s222010s322020s11
2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Toshiro was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

10 babies were named Toshiro in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Toshiro

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Toshiro between 1920 and 2023, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Toshiro currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Toshiro performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Toshiro shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Toshiro in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Toshiro 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 98 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.

Toshiro at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

98

Since 1920

104 years of records

Peak year

2019

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1920

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2023

Toshiro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1920

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2019)
10
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
4681012 2023201820102004197519231920 6

Toshiro by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
32 births that decade — 33% of Toshiro's all-time total
1920s211970s71980s52000s222010s322020s11

Toshiro by state

Where Toshiro concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Toshiro
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 5.1%
California share of Toshiro's total US births 5.1%

5 of 98 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Toshiro?
98 babies have been named Toshiro since 1920. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2019 with 10 births.
When was Toshiro most popular?
Toshiro was most popular in the 2010s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Toshiro most popular?
The top states for the name Toshiro are California (5 births).
How long has the name Toshiro been used?
Toshiro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 104 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Toshiro?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Toshio, Tosh, Toshiyuki, Toshua, and 4 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, 1920–2023 (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.