Shohei
Shōhei, Shohei, or Shouhei is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Shohei Abe , Japanese footballer Shohei Aihara , Japanese footballer Shohei Baba , Japanese professional wrestler Shohei Harumoto , Japanese manga artist Shohei Hoshino, Japanese badminton player Shohei Ikeda , Japanese footballer Shōhei Imamura , Japanese film director Shohei Iwamoto , Japanese…
Meaning & Origin of Shohei
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shōhei, Shohei, or Shouhei is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Shohei Abe , Japanese footballer Shohei Aihara , Japanese footballer Shohei Baba , Japanese professional wrestler Shohei Harumoto , Japanese manga artist Shohei Hoshino, Japanese badminton player Shohei Ikeda , Japanese footballer Shōhei Imamura , Japanese film director Shohei Iwamoto , Japanese…
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The Story of Shohei
Shohei first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1989, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 13 Shoheis were born — ranking #6,513 that year. As of 2026, Shohei ranks #8,287 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 65 Shoheis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shohei
Shohei is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 65 births in the dataset. Shohei's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #6,513. Use the chart and map above to compare Shohei'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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