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
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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The Story of Hachiro
Hachiro first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1917, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 7 Hachiros were born — ranking #3,217 that year. As of 2026, Hachiro ranks #4,197 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 19 Hachiros have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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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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