Boys' name · since 1912
Shigeo
427 babies named Shigeo in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,674 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 427
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Shigeo is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 427 have been recorded since 1912.
Shigeo has 427 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1936.
- #8,674 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 427 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shigeo ranks #8,674 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 427 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,674 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 427
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Shigeo's 427 recorded births place it above 80.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Shigeo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shigeo's full recorded timeline at 1923, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shigeo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1936
- Peak year (1923)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Shigeo by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (237 births, 56% of the file).
1920s was Shigeo's strongest decade.
237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Shigeo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
143 births
- 1920s
1920s
237 births
- 1930s 47
1930s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 237 births (56% of all-time use).
Shigeo by state
Where Shigeo concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 241 | 56.4% |
| #2 | California | | 96 | 22.5% |
241 of 427 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shigeo's data
- Shigeo's decade-level peak was the 1920s (237 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Shigeos (241 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shigeo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–1936 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shigeo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.