Boys' name · since 1912
Shoichi
Shoichi has 131 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,669 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 131
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Shoichi sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 131 recorded since 1912.
Shoichi has 131 recorded births among boys since 1912, 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 1912 to 1937.
- #15,669 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 131 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shoichi ranks #15,669 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 131 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,669 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 131
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Shoichi's 131 recorded births place it above 65.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Shoichi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shoichi splits its recorded history at 1924: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shoichi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1937
- Peak year (1927)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Shoichi by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (80 births, 61% of the file).
1920s was Shoichi's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Shoichi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
34 births
- 1920s
1920s
80 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 80 births (61% of all-time use).
Shoichi by state
Where Shoichi concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 59 | 45.0% |
59 of 131 births nationwide.
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- Shoichi's decade-level peak was the 1920s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Shoichis (59 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shoichi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1912–1937 (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 Shoichi 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.