Boys' name · since 1921

Yoshikazu

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

#33,071 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1921
1920s
peak decade

Yoshikazu is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 12 have been recorded since 1921.

Yoshikazu has 12 recorded births among boys since 1921, 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 1921 to 1925.

  • #33,071 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 12 born since 1921
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoshikazu ranks #33,071 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.

#33,071 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1921
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yoshikazu's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Yoshikazu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Yoshikazu splits its recorded history at 1925: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Yoshikazu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1925

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1921)
7
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19211925 5

Yoshikazu by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).

1920s was Yoshikazu's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Yoshikazu births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yoshikazu? ▼
Yoshikazu has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 1921, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #33,071 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1925. 7 babies were born in 1921, its single highest year.
Where does Yoshikazu sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoshikazu ranks #33,071 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Yoshikazu most popular? ▼
Yoshikazu was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Yoshikazu been used? ▼
Records for Yoshikazu go back to 1921, giving 5 years of history through 1925.
What names are similar to Yoshikazu? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yosef, Yoshio, Yoseph, Yoshua, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Yoshikazu

Nearby Names Like Yoshikazu

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yoshikazu

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Yoshua Boy
#3210 603 births
Yossi Boy
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Sverre
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Emuel
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yoshikazu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1921–1925 (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 Yoshikazu 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.