Recorded 1993–2011 Boys' name Peak 2001 23 births

Shotaro — boys' name

23 babies named Shotaro in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s132010s5

The verdict

23 boys have been named Shotaro since 1993, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.

23
total births
1993–2011
years on record
2000s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Shotaro was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shotaro in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shotaro

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Shotaro between 1993 and 2011, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shotaro currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shotaro performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shotaro shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shotaro 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 23 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.

Shotaro at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

23

Since 1993

19 years of records

Peak year

2001

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1993

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2011

Shotaro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1993

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2001)
7
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Shotaro by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
13 births that decade — 57% of Shotaro's all-time total
1990s52000s132010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shotaro?
23 babies have been named Shotaro since 1993. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2001 with 7 births.
When was Shotaro most popular?
Shotaro was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Shotaro been used?
Shotaro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 19 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Shotaro?
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, 1993–2011 (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.