Hiroyuki
Hiroyuki is a common masculine Japanese given name.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Hiroyuki
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hiroyuki is a common masculine Japanese given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Hiroyuki
American parents first put Hiroyuki on the record books as a baby boy name in 1924, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 7 Hiroyukis were born — ranking #6,227 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Hiroyukis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 67 Hiroyukis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Hiroyuki
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Hiroyuki (artist) ( ヒロユキ ; born 1982) , Japanese manga artist
- Hiroyuki Abe (fighter) ( 阿部 裕幸 ; born 1970) , Japanese mixed martial artist
- Hiroyuki Abe (footballer) ( 阿部 浩之 ; born 1989) , Japanese footballer
- Hiroyuki Agawa ( 阿川 弘之 ; 1920–2015) , Japanese writer
- Hiroyuki Akatsuka ( 赤塚 裕幸 ; born 1940) , Japanese sport shooter
- Hiroyuki Akimoto ( 秋本 啓之 ; born 1986) , Japanese judoka
- Hiroyuki Akitani ( 秋谷 裕幸 ; born 1963) , Japanese linguist
- Hiroyuki Arai ( 荒井 広幸 ; born 1958) , Japanese politician
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About the name Hiroyuki
Hiroyuki is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 67 births in the dataset. Hiroyuki's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #6,227. Use the chart and map above to compare Hiroyuki'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.