Boys' name · since 1989
Shohei
74 babies named Shohei in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,492 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,495 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 74
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Shohei currently ranks #8495 among boys' names in America, with 74 babies recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Shohei recorded 74 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #8495 nationally today, ahead of 39% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #19,492 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,495 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 74 born since 1989
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shohei ranks #19,492 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,495 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 74 born since 1989, peaking in the 2020s.
- #19,492 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,495 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 74
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Shohei's 74 recorded births place it above 57.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Shohei compares
74 22nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shohei's all-time total is 80% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shohei | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 74 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shohei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shohei's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shohei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Shohei by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (31 births, 42% of the file).
2020s was Shohei's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Shohei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 31 births (42% of all-time use).
Shohei by state
Where Shohei concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 6.8% |
5 of 74 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Shoheis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shohei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Shohei 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.