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Name Census estimates that about 376 living Americans carry the first name Toshiba. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Toshiba today is around 47 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Toshiba births was 1974 (58 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Toshiba. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
376
~ 1 in 911,581 Americans
Peak year
1974
58 babies that year
Average age
47
years old
1991 SSA rank
#13,040
Tracked since 1974
Popularity
Toshiba: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Toshiba from the 1970s through to the 1990s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 252 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Toshiba by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Toshiba during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Toshibas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 8 states and territories. Florida, Georgia, Louisiana recorded the most babies named Toshiba, while Tennessee, North Carolina, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 11 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Toshiba
The name Toshiba is not a traditional given name, but rather the name of a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation. It was formed in 1939 from the merger of two companies, Tokyo Denki and Shibaura Seisaku-sho. The name "Toshiba" is a combination of the first few syllables of each company's name: "To" from Tokyo and "Shiba" from Shibaura.
While not a personal name in the traditional sense, the name Toshiba has its origins in the Japanese language. Tokyo and Shibaura are both place names in Japan, with Tokyo being the capital city and Shibaura being a district in the Minato ward of Tokyo. The word "denki" means "electric" in Japanese, while "seisaku-sho" translates to "manufacturing plant" or "factory."
There are no known historical references to the name Toshiba in ancient texts or religious scriptures, as it was coined in the 20th century as a corporate brand name. However, the company itself has a long history dating back to the late 19th century, when its predecessor companies were founded.
The earliest recorded use of the name Toshiba dates back to 1939, when the merger between Tokyo Denki and Shibaura Seisaku-sho was formalized, and the new company adopted the name Toshiba Corporation. Since then, the name has become synonymous with the company and its various products, particularly in the consumer electronics and semiconductor industries.
While there are no famous individuals throughout history with the given name Toshiba, the company itself has been a major player in the global electronics and technology industries for over 80 years. It has produced numerous innovative products and technologies, and has been a major employer and contributor to the Japanese economy.
People
Toshiba + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Toshiba as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Toshiba: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Toshiba?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 376 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Toshiba going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 911,581 US residents.
Is Toshiba a common name?
We classify Toshiba as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 408 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Toshiba most popular?
The single biggest year for Toshiba was 1974, when 58 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Toshiba is about 47 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Toshiba a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Toshiba in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.