Toshio
Toshio is a common masculine Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Toshio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Toshio is a common masculine Japanese given name.
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The Story of Toshio
Toshio first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 66 Toshios were born — ranking #849 that year. As of 2026, Toshio ranks #10,556 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 737 Toshios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Toshio
Toshio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 737 births in the dataset. Toshio's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #849. Use the chart and map above to compare Toshio'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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