Shigeo
Shigeo is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Shigeo Anzai , Japanese photographer Shigeo Arai , Japanese swimmer Shigeo Fukuda , Japanese sculptor and graphic designer Shigeo Fukushima , Japanese swimmer Shigeo Gochō , Japanese photographer Shigeo Hayashi , Japanese photographer Shigeo Hirose , Japanese inventor and academic Shigeo Itoh , Japanese table tennis…
Meaning & Origin of Shigeo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shigeo is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Shigeo Anzai , Japanese photographer Shigeo Arai , Japanese swimmer Shigeo Fukuda , Japanese sculptor and graphic designer Shigeo Fukushima , Japanese swimmer Shigeo Gochō , Japanese photographer Shigeo Hayashi , Japanese photographer Shigeo Hirose , Japanese inventor and academic Shigeo Itoh , Japanese table tennis…
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The Story of Shigeo
Shigeo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 38 Shigeos were born — ranking #1,157 that year. As of 2026, Shigeo ranks #3,147 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 427 Shigeos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Shigeo
Phonetically similar names — useful when Shigeo is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Chicane
- Shigella
- Shoegaze
- Shiga
- Shigeru
- Shuggy
- Shaggy
- Shogun
- Showcase
- Schizo
- Shaco
- Shiksa
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Shigeo
Shigeo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 427 births in the dataset. Shigeo's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #1,157. Use the chart and map above to compare Shigeo'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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