Recorded 1921–1925 Boys' name Peak 1921 12 births

Yoshikazu — boys' name

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.

1920s12
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Yoshikazu was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

7 babies were named Yoshikazu in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yoshikazu

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Yoshikazu between 1921 and 1925, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yoshikazu currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yoshikazu performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yoshikazu 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 12 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.

Yoshikazu at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

12

Since 1921

5 years of records

Peak year

1921

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1921

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1925

Yoshikazu popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1921)
7
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19251921 7

Yoshikazu by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
12 births that decade — 100% of Yoshikazu's all-time total
1920s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yoshikazu?
12 babies have been named Yoshikazu since 1921. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1921 with 7 births.
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?
Yoshikazu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 5 years of data 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.

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, 1921–1925 (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.