Boys' name · since 1915
Shiro
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 208 babies named Shiro, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,729 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 208
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Shiro is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 208 have been recorded since 1915.
Shiro has 208 recorded births among boys since 1915, 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 1915 to 2023.
- #12,729 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 208 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shiro ranks #12,729 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 208 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,729 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 208
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Shiro's 208 recorded births place it above 72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Shiro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shiro splits its recorded history at 1925: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shiro popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2023
- Peak year (1922)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Shiro by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (120 births, 58% of the file).
1920s was Shiro's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Shiro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 47
1910s
47 births
- 1920s
1920s
120 births
- 1930s 25
1930s
25 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 120 births (58% of all-time use).
Shiro by state
Where Shiro concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 63 | 30.3% |
| #2 | California | | 44 | 21.2% |
63 of 208 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shiro's data
- Shiro's decade-level peak was the 1920s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Shiros (63 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 Shiro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1915–2023 (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 Shiro 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.