Satoshi
Satoshi is a generally masculine Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Satoshi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Satoshi is a generally masculine Japanese given name.
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The Story of Satoshi
Satoshi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 18 Satoshis were born — ranking #1,874 that year. As of 2026, Satoshi ranks #12,230 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 310 Satoshis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
Notable people named Satoshi
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Satoshi (born 1998), Moldovan singer
- Satoshi Arai ( 荒井 聰 ; born 1946) , Japanese politician
- Satoshi Furukawa ( 古川 聡 ; born 1964) , Japanese surgeon and astronaut
- Satoshi Hamada ( 浜田 聡 ; born 1977) , Japanese politician
- Satoshi Hashimoto ( 橋本 さとし ; born 1966) , Japanese actor and voice actor
- Satoshi Hatakeyama ( 畠山 智之 ; born 1958) , Japanese journalist
- Satoshi Hino ( 日野 聡 ; born 1978) , Japanese voice actor
- Satoshi Ishii ( 石井 慧 ; born 1986) , Japanese judoka and mixed martial artist
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Names that sound like Satoshi
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About the name Satoshi
Satoshi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 310 births in the dataset. Satoshi's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #1,874. Use the chart and map above to compare Satoshi'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.