Hachiro
Hachirō, Hachiro, Hachiroh or Hachirou is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Hachiro Arakawa , Japanese water polo player Hachirō Arita , Japanese politician Hachiro Kasuga , Japanese singer Hachiro Maekawa , Japanese baseball player Hachiro Okonogi , Japanese politician Hachiro Sato , Japanese rower
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Hachiro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hachirō, Hachiro, Hachiroh or Hachirou is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Hachiro Arakawa , Japanese water polo player Hachirō Arita , Japanese politician Hachiro Kasuga , Japanese singer Hachiro Maekawa , Japanese baseball player Hachiro Okonogi , Japanese politician Hachiro Sato , Japanese rower
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Hachiro
The earliest SSA record of Hachiro as a baby boy name dates back to 1917, when 7 babies received it. 1917 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Hachiro — #3,217 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 63% of all recorded Hachiros. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1925 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 19 Hachiros have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Hachiro
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Hachiro. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Hachirō
- Hachirou
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About the name Hachiro
Hachiro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 19 births in the dataset. Hachiro's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #3,217. Use the chart and map above to compare Hachiro's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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