boy's name

Shiro

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 229

Shiro is a boy's name. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1922, when 20 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1915.

Shiro over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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'10 '20 '30 '10 '20
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Births named Shiro by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 47
1920s 120
1930s 25
2010s 5
2020s (to 2023) 11

How popular is Shiro?

In 2023, Shiro was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Shiro is used

England & Wales #4,126 5 in 2025
United States #13,610 5 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Shiro

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Shiro also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shiro over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Shiro

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shiro — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Shiro

How popular is the name Shiro?

In 2023, Shiro was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Shiro a girl's or a boy's name?

Shiro is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Shiro most popular?

Shiro peaked in 1922, when 20 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.

Is Shiro a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shiro currently ranks #4,126 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.