Toshi
Toshi is a masculine Japanese given name. It is also a nickname or shortening of several longer names.
Meaning & Origin of Toshi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Toshi is a masculine Japanese given name. It is also a nickname or shortening of several longer names.
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The Story of Toshi
As a girl name
Toshi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1915, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 13 Toshis were born — ranking #2,633 that year. As of 2026, Toshi ranks #5,579 for girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 85 Toshis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Toshi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1922, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 8 Toshis were born — ranking #3,252 that year. As of 2026, Toshi ranks #3,741 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 14 Toshis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Toshi
Toshi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 85 births in the dataset. Toshi's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #2,633. Use the chart and map above to compare Toshi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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