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Shiro

100% boys · last recorded 2023

Shiro has been given to about 208 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 43
Median age today95 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shiro per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1922 · 20
  • Born in 20250
  • All time208
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Shiro?

Its best year was 1922, when 20 babies were given the name, ranking 1818th. The typical living American called Shiro is about 95 years old today.

Names that sound like Shiro

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shiloh0.65
  2. Kairo0.65
  3. Jairo0.65
  4. Cairo0.65
  5. Shimon0.65
  6. Ramiro0.57
  7. Isidro0.57
  8. Pedro0.47

Middle names for Shiro

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shiro Paul0.83
  2. Shiro Lee0.83
  3. Shiro Dean0.82
  4. Shiro Blake0.82
  5. Shiro Bryce0.82
  6. Shiro Wade0.82

Sibling names for Shiro

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.63
  2. Ilasister · 0.63
  3. Cleoeither · 0.62
  4. Winonasister · 0.61
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.57
  6. Forestbrother · 0.55

Where Shiro is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shiro White0.78
    2. Shiro Reyes0.78
    3. Shiro Nguyen0.78
    4. Shiro Lee0.78
    5. Shiro Hill0.78
    6. Shiro Hall0.78

    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 Shiro

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

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