Recorded 1917–1983 Boys' name Peak 1917 34 births

Tsuyoshi — boys' name

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

1910s61920s171930s51980s6
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Tsuyoshi was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

6 babies were named Tsuyoshi in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tsuyoshi

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Tsuyoshi between 1917 and 1983, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tsuyoshi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tsuyoshi performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tsuyoshi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tsuyoshi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tsuyoshi 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 34 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.

Tsuyoshi at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

34

Since 1917

67 years of records

Peak year

1917

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1917

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1983

Tsuyoshi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1917

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1917)
6
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
4.555.566.5 198319301924192319221917 6

Tsuyoshi by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 50% of Tsuyoshi's all-time total
1910s61920s171930s51980s6

Tsuyoshi by state

Where Tsuyoshi concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tsuyoshi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
5 14.7%
Hawaii share of Tsuyoshi's total US births 14.7%

5 of 34 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tsuyoshi?
34 babies have been named Tsuyoshi since 1917. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1917 with 6 births.
When was Tsuyoshi most popular?
Tsuyoshi was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Tsuyoshi most popular?
The top states for the name Tsuyoshi are Hawaii (5 births).
How long has the name Tsuyoshi been used?
Tsuyoshi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 67 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Tsuyoshi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tsutomu, Tsugio, Tsuneo, Tsubasa, 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, 1917–1983 (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.