Toshiro
Toshirō is a masculine Japanese given name.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Toshiro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Toshirō is a masculine Japanese given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Toshiro
Toshiro first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1920, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 10 Toshiros were born — ranking #7,642 that year. As of 2026, Toshiro ranks #12,230 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 98 Toshiros 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 Toshiro
Toshiro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 98 births in the dataset. Toshiro's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #7,642. Use the chart and map above to compare Toshiro'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.