Recorded 1930–2017 Boys' name Peak 1930 100 births

Shogo — boys' name

100 babies named Shogo in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s111990s342000s452010s10
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Shogo was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

11 babies were named Shogo in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shogo

The Social Security Administration has registered 100 babies named Shogo between 1930 and 2017, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shogo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shogo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shogo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. 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 Shogo in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shogo 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 100 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.

Shogo at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

100

Since 1930

88 years of records

Peak year

1930

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1930

Recorded for 88 years

Last year on file: 2017

Shogo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1930

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1930)
11
Annual births at peak — across 88 years of records
4681012 20172008200420022000199719941930 11

Shogo by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade — 45% of Shogo's all-time total
1930s111990s342000s452010s10

Shogo by state

Where Shogo concentrates geographically — total births since 1930

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Shogo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 5.0%
#2 Hawaii
5 5.0%
California share of Shogo's total US births 5.0%
Even split

5 of 100 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shogo?
100 babies have been named Shogo since 1930. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1930 with 11 births.
When was Shogo most popular?
Shogo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
Where is Shogo most popular?
The top states for the name Shogo are California (5 births), Hawaii (5 births).
How long has the name Shogo been used?
Shogo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 88 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Shogo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shon, Sholom, Shomari, Shourya, 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, 1930–2017 (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.