Shigeki
Shigeki is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Shigeki Abe , Japanese baseball player Shigeki Hosokawa , Japanese model and actor Shigeki Kurata , Japanese footballer Shigeki Maruyama , Japanese golfer Shigeki Mino , Japanese modern pentathlete Shigeki Mori , Japanese businessman and politician Shigeki Morimoto , Japanese video game designer Nishimura Shigeki ,…
Meaning & Origin of Shigeki
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shigeki is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Shigeki Abe , Japanese baseball player Shigeki Hosokawa , Japanese model and actor Shigeki Kurata , Japanese footballer Shigeki Maruyama , Japanese golfer Shigeki Mino , Japanese modern pentathlete Shigeki Mori , Japanese businessman and politician Shigeki Morimoto , Japanese video game designer Nishimura Shigeki ,…
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The Story of Shigeki
Shigeki first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1919, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 9 Shigekis were born — ranking #2,986 that year. As of 2026, Shigeki ranks #2,986 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 22 Shigekis 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 Shigeki
Shigeki is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 22 births in the dataset. Shigeki's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #2,986. Use the chart and map above to compare Shigeki'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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