US rank #8542 Boys' name Peak 2023 65 births

Shohei — #8542 US boys' name

65 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.

1980s81990s292000s62020s22
#8542
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

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

2023
Single peak year

13 babies were named Shohei in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shohei

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Shohei between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shohei currently holds the #8542 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shohei performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shohei shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shohei in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shohei 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 65 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.

Shohei at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

65

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2023

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#8,542

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shohei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
13
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
468101214 20242023200019961993199219911989 8

Shohei by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
29 births that decade — 45% of Shohei's all-time total
1980s81990s292000s62020s22

Shohei by state

Where Shohei concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shohei
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 7.7%
California share of Shohei's total US births 7.7%

5 of 65 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shohei?
65 babies have been named Shohei since 1989. It currently ranks #8542 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 13 births.
When was Shohei most popular?
Shohei was most popular in the 1990s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Shohei most popular?
The top states for the name Shohei are California (5 births).
How long has the name Shohei been used?
Shohei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shohei?
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.

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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, 1989–2024 (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.