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Shingo

Quick answerShingo is a Japanese given name typically meaning "true/real" (shin) + "individual/one" (go), rooted in Sino-Japanese kanji characters.

Japanese · Boy · 2 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#12,943
TrendVintage
Peak year1981
Syllables2
OriginJapanese
LanguageJapanese
CultureJapanese
ReligionShinto/Buddhism
Letters6
Numerology9 Chaldean 6
Global rank#2,863

Popularity over time

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Shingo

Shingo is a Japanese given name typically meaning "true/real" (shin) + "individual/one" (go), rooted in Sino-Japanese kanji characters.

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Etymology

Shingo is a Japanese given name typically meaning "true/real" (shin) + "individual/one" (go), rooted in Sino-Japanese kanji characters. It is used primarily in Japanese culture, often associated with Shinto and Buddhist traditions, and has historical prominence through figures like the 16th-century samurai Shingo Munefusa.

Shingo currently ranks #12,943 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1981.

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