Hiroshi comes from the Japanese tradition, meaning Generosity.
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How popular is Hiroshi?
1924peak year
Today, Hiroshi is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #7127), with only about 12 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1924, 81 babies were given the name (ranked #740 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Hiroshi's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 1,558 babies have been registered as Hiroshi since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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