Recorded 1912–1937 Boys' name Peak 1927 131 births

Shoichi — boys' name

131 babies named Shoichi in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s341920s801930s17
1920s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Shoichi was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

19 babies were named Shoichi in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shoichi

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Shoichi between 1912 and 1937, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shoichi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shoichi performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shoichi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 59 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shoichi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shoichi 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 131 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.

Shoichi at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

131

Since 1912

26 years of records

Peak year

1927

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1912

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1937

Shoichi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1912

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1927)
19
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 1937192919261923192019141912 5

Shoichi by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
80 births that decade — 61% of Shoichi's all-time total
1910s341920s801930s17

Shoichi by state

Where Shoichi concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shoichi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
59 45.0%
Hawaii share of Shoichi's total US births 45.0%

59 of 131 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shoichi?
131 babies have been named Shoichi since 1912. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1927 with 19 births.
When was Shoichi most popular?
Shoichi was most popular in the 1920s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Shoichi most popular?
The top states for the name Shoichi are Hawaii (59 births).
How long has the name Shoichi been used?
Shoichi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 26 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Shoichi?
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, 1912–1937 (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.