Shigeto
Shigeto is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Shigeto Ikeda , Japanese physician Shigeto Kawahara , Japanese linguist Shigeto Kusunoki , Japanese sport shooter Shigeto Masuda , Japanese footballer Shigeto Oshida , Japanese Catholic priest Shigeto Shimizu , Japanese basketball player Shigeto Tsuru , Japanese economist Zachary Shigeto Saginaw, American musician…
Meaning & Origin of Shigeto
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shigeto is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Shigeto Ikeda , Japanese physician Shigeto Kawahara , Japanese linguist Shigeto Kusunoki , Japanese sport shooter Shigeto Masuda , Japanese footballer Shigeto Oshida , Japanese Catholic priest Shigeto Shimizu , Japanese basketball player Shigeto Tsuru , Japanese economist Zachary Shigeto Saginaw, American musician…
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The Story of Shigeto
Shigeto first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 11 Shigetos were born — ranking #2,566 that year. As of 2026, Shigeto ranks #3,959 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 53 Shigetos 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 Shigeto
Shigeto is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 53 births in the dataset. Shigeto's peak popularity came in 1926 when it ranked #2,566. Use the chart and map above to compare Shigeto'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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