Shiro

Popularity Trends

The name Shiro is the #7,531 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 208 recorded births since 1915. This represents the 2.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 2.7% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,378 (4.5% percentile) for all time with 208 births since 1915.

Shiro first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1915 (first recorded for boys in 1915). Birth data for Shiro is available in 21 out of the 109 years between 1915 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Shiro reached its peak popularity in 1922, achieving the 2.8% percentile (ranked #531) with 18 births per million. The name was most common in 1922, with 18 births per million (ranked 2.8% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2010, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Shiro ranks #911 for boys (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 15.4% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Shiro".

1915 2023 19152023

Key Statistics

Total Births

208

Peak Births

Peak Year

1922

First Recorded

1915

Peak Percentile

2.8%

Current Percentile

0.0%

Peak Rank

#531

Current Rank

#911

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Shiro", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Shiro.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Shiro's popularity from 1912 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Shiro at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Shiro range from Yoshiye at 91.1% correlation to Toshie at 89.1% correlation, with an average correlation level of 90.1%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Kiyoko with 905 births (100% girls) and the least popular is Athalene with 108 births (100% girls).

Shiro's share of births peaked at 17.8 births per million for boys in 1922. It reached its lowest point of 2.6 births per million (14% of peak) in 2018. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Shiro had 2.7 births per million, 15% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Yoshiye

155

91.14% (very strong)

Fusako

193

91.00% (very strong)

Kazue

216

90.92% (very strong)

Mitsuko

565

90.25% (very strong)

Athalene

108

90.25% (very strong)

Yukio

427

90.24% (very strong)

Seichi

171

89.69% (very strong)

Yaeko

439

89.66% (very strong)

Sadao

244

89.60% (very strong)

Kiyoko

905

89.48% (very strong)

Fumiko

721

89.30% (very strong)

Toshie

168

89.10% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Shiro

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Shiro. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 55.6% confident that Shiro is pronounced as SHIH-roh, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is SHEE-roh, at 44.4% confidence, with 2 syllables.

SHIH-roh

55.6%

SHEE-roh

44.4%

SHIH-roh (2 syllables)

55.6% confidence

SH IH1 R OW0

SHEE-roh (2 syllables)

44.4% confidence

SH IY1 R OW0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like SH IH1 R OW0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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