Hiro vs Hiroshi

Side-by-side comparison of Hiro and Hiroshi - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Hiro

Boy name · Rank #2107

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Name B

Hiroshi

Boy name · Rank #7804

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Metric Hiro Hiroshi
Current Rank #2107 #7804
Total Births (all years) 912 1,565
Peak Year 2016 1924
Peak Year Births 77 81
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1923 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Hiro Hiroshi
1910s - 276
1920s 13 611
1930s - 163
1940s - 32
1960s - 31
1970s - 39
1980s - 58
1990s 5 79
2000s 106 45
2010s 441 166
2020s 347 65

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hiro Hiroshi
2014 35 19
2015 74 13
2016 77 11
2017 61 10
2018 49 16
2019 55 12
2020 56 13
2021 50 12
2022 67 7
2023 60 16
2024 71 10
2025 43 7

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1923–2025.

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