Is Hiroshi a boy or girl name?

Hiroshi is a boy’s name. Of the 1,565 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Hiroshi

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Hiroshi was most popular in 1924, when 81 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,527 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,565 people named Hiroshi.

Hiroshi over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hiroshi’s peak in 1924. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hiroshi a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hiroshi is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,565 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Hiroshi

Where Hiroshi is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org