Shiro
A boys’ name of Japanese origin, meaning white or castle.
Babies a year
5
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3684
5 babies
Shiro by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Shiro.
Its American peak was 20 babies in 1922, making it a 1920s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shiro. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Shilohe for whom it is; a form of Shiloh29 in the US (2017)
- Spirospirit, breath; a form of Spyros7 in the US (2017)
- Shilohthe one to whom it belongs; place name788 in the US (2017)
- Shimonhe has heard; a form of Simon173 in the US (2017)
- Sahirwaking, awake, or one who stays awake39 in the US (2017)
- Shivathe auspicious one; hindu deity of destruction and renewal6 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean white
Like Shiro, each of these has white in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Gavinwhite hawk4,134 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Finnfair or white706 in England and Wales (2025)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Arjunbright; shining; white136 in England and Wales (2025)
- Albadawn; white472 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Shiro
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