Boys' name · since 1912
Tsutomu
Tsutomu has 352 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,720 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 352
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Tsutomu is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 352 have been recorded since 1912.
Tsutomu has 352 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1937.
- #9,720 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 352 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tsutomu ranks #9,720 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 352 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,720 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 352
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Tsutomu's 352 recorded births place it above 78.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Tsutomu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tsutomu splits its recorded history at 1924: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tsutomu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1937
- Peak year (1924)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Tsutomu by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (219 births, 62% of the file).
1920s was Tsutomu's strongest decade.
219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Tsutomu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
90 births
- 1920s
1920s
219 births
- 1930s 43
1930s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 219 births (62% of all-time use).
Tsutomu by state
Where Tsutomu concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 178 | 50.6% |
| #2 | California | | 83 | 23.6% |
178 of 352 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Tsutomu's decade-level peak was the 1920s (219 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Tsutomus (178 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tsutomu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1912–1937 (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 Tsutomu 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.