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girls' name ★ peaked 1919

Shizue

Meaning A female given name from Japanese Gender Girl Rank 2025 Below top lists

A female given name from Japanese.

Rank 2025
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among girls
Babies in 2025
<5
named Shizue
How common
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girls born in 2025
Peak year
1919
41 babies
All-time total
608
#10,457 all-time among girls
First recorded
1904
in Social Security records

Shizue popularity over time

608 babies have been named Shizue since 1904, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1915Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
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1900s 26 3 – #1,636
1910s 246 25 +846% #1,092
1920s 298 30 +21% #1,230
1930s 38 4 -87% #2,565
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The story of Shizue

Shizue is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1904, 608 American babies have been named Shizue. Its peak came in 1919, when 41 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Shizue stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

Shizue year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

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1935 5 #4,815
1930 9 #3,307
1925 32 #1,464
1920 40 #1,230
1915 39 #1,092
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Shizue, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

What does the name Shizue mean?

A female given name from Japanese.

How popular is the name Shizue in 2025?

Shizue did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Shizue?

608 babies have been named Shizue in the United States since 1904, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Shizue most popular?

Shizue peaked in 1919, when 41 newborns received the name.

Is Shizue a boy or girl name?

Shizue is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Shizue rising or falling?

Shizue has been roughly stable over the past decade.

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