Shigeru
Meaning
lush, luxuriant
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Shigeru has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
61 people · the #58,130 first name in Brazil · median age 74
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Shigeru
Most people given the name Shigeru in the United States were born between 1930 and 1939. The Shigeru you meet today is most often in his 80s or 90s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Shigeru deep dive
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