How Many People Are Named Sho?
An estimated 436 people in the United States have the first name Sho. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Sho peaked in popularity in 1990 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sho as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sho paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
436
About 1 in 786,134 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1990
20 births
Total Registered
452
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sho
Sho is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 452 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sho as a male name
Ranked #8,837 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (20 births)
Sho: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sho span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 129 babies were registered. Sho has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sho by Decade
How has Sho tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sho by State
Sho + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sho as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sho
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sho: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sho?
We estimate approximately 436 people named Sho are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 786,134 Americans share this first name.
Is Sho a common name?
Sho is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 452 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sho most popular?
Sho reached peak popularity in 1990, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sho is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sho a male name?
Sho is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sho Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sho Smith, Sho Johnson, Sho Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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