Is Shigeru a boy or girl name?

Shigeru is a boy’s name. Of the 591 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Shigeru

Recorded 1910–1938 · United States

Shigeru was most popular in 1921, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,180 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 591 people named Shigeru.

Shigeru over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shigeru’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shigeru a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shigeru is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 591 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were 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 Shigeru

Where Shigeru 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