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Hiroshi

/hɪˈɹoʊʃi/ · 100% boys · 7 born in 2025

Hiroshi has been given to about 1,565 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1924, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/hɪˈɹoʊʃi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 638
Median age today34 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Hiroshi per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1924 · 81
  • Born in 20257
  • All time1,565

How popular is Hiroshi?

Its best year was 1924, when 81 babies were given the name, ranking 740th. The typical living American called Hiroshi is about 34 years old today.

Names that sound like Hiroshi

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rishi0.63
  2. Bodhi0.52

Middle names for Hiroshi

Ranked by flow score
  1. Hiroshi Paul0.85
  2. Hiroshi John0.85
  3. Hiroshi Lee0.85
  4. Hiroshi Dean0.84
  5. Hiroshi Blake0.84
  6. Hiroshi Bryce0.84

Sibling names for Hiroshi

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ilasister · 0.77
  2. Winonasister · 0.76
  3. Luellasister · 0.76
  4. Cleoeither · 0.76
  5. Forestbrother · 0.73
  6. Juniorbrother · 0.72

Where Hiroshi is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Hiroshi Reyes0.80
    2. Hiroshi Nguyen0.80
    3. Hiroshi Moore0.80
    4. Hiroshi Lee0.80
    5. Hiroshi Green0.80
    6. Hiroshi Brown0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Hiroshi

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.