Shiro
Meaning
fourth son
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Shiro has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
112 people · the #38,089 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 72
Among people named Shiro living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Shiro
Most people given the name Shiro in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Shiro deep dive
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