Recorded 1916–1930 Boys' name Peak 1921 113 births

Tsuneo — boys' name

113 babies named Tsuneo in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s261920s821930s5
1920s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Tsuneo was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

15 babies were named Tsuneo in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tsuneo

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Tsuneo between 1916 and 1930, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tsuneo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tsuneo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tsuneo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 63 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tsuneo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tsuneo 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 113 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.

Tsuneo at a glance

Last recorded 1930

Total births

113

Since 1916

15 years of records

Peak year

1921

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1930

Active since

1916

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1930

Tsuneo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1916

Last recorded 1930
Peak year (1921)
15
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
05101520 1930192819251923192119181916 7

Tsuneo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
82 births that decade — 73% of Tsuneo's all-time total
1910s261920s821930s5

Tsuneo by state

Where Tsuneo concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tsuneo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
63 55.8%
Hawaii share of Tsuneo's total US births 55.8%

63 of 113 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tsuneo?
113 babies have been named Tsuneo since 1916. It was last recorded in 1930. The peak year was 1921 with 15 births.
When was Tsuneo most popular?
Tsuneo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Tsuneo most popular?
The top states for the name Tsuneo are Hawaii (63 births).
How long has the name Tsuneo been used?
Tsuneo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 15 years of data through 1930.
What names are similar to Tsuneo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tsutomu, Tsugio, Tsubasa, Tsuyoshi, and 1 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, 1916–1930 (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.