Recorded 1915–1928 Boys' name Peak 1920 89 births

Shinichi — boys' name

89 babies named Shinichi in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s321920s57
1920s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Shinichi was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

14 babies were named Shinichi in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shinichi

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Shinichi between 1915 and 1928, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shinichi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shinichi performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shinichi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 66 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shinichi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shinichi 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 89 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.

Shinichi at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

89

Since 1915

14 years of records

Peak year

1920

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1915

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1928

Shinichi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1915

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1920)
14
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Shinichi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
57 births that decade — 64% of Shinichi's all-time total
1910s321920s57

Shinichi by state

Where Shinichi concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shinichi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
66 74.2%
Hawaii share of Shinichi's total US births 74.2%

66 of 89 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shinichi?
89 babies have been named Shinichi since 1915. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1920 with 14 births.
When was Shinichi most popular?
Shinichi was most popular in the 1920s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Shinichi most popular?
The top states for the name Shinichi are Hawaii (66 births).
How long has the name Shinichi been used?
Shinichi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 14 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Shinichi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shirley, Shiloh, Shimon, Shia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–1928 (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.