Sho
Shō, Sho or Shou is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Akiko Yosano, Japanese author.
Meaning & Origin of Sho
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shō, Sho or Shou is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Akiko Yosano, Japanese author.
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The Story of Sho
Sho first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1923, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 20 Shos were born — ranking #3,058 that year. As of 2026, Sho ranks #7,596 for baby boys with 8 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 469 Shos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sho
Sho is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 469 births in the dataset. Sho's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #3,058. Use the chart and map above to compare Sho'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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