Shigeki — boys' name
22 babies named Shigeki in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
22 boys have been named Shigeki since 1919, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1921.
- 22
- total births
- 1919–1921
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
64% of everyone ever named Shigeki was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Shigeki in 1921 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Shigeki
The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Shigeki between 1919 and 1921, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shigeki currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1921. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Shigeki performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shigeki shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Hawaii. In total, SSA state-level files list Shigeki in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Shigeki in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Shigeki at a glance
Last recorded 1921Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Shigeki popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1919
- Peak year (1921)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1921.
22 total births across 3 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 9 births in a single year.
Shigeki by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 14 births that decade — 64% of Shigeki's all-time total
Shigeki decade highlights
- Peak decade 14 births
- Runner-up 8 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Shigeki's strongest decade
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 64% of all-time use.
Shigeki by state
Where Shigeki concentrates geographically — total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 22.7% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 5 | 22.7% |
5 of 22 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 22.7% of nationwide
- Hawaii 22.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 22.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–1921 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.