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Hiroshi
Hiroshi (ひろし) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 博, 博 broad learning. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 1 in 6 different years between 1935 and 1961.
ひ · ろ · し · ひろし · ヒロシ
Ways to write Hiroshi
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
博
博broad learning
Boy, best No. 1 (1917–1970)弘
弘broad, vast
Boy, best No. 1 (1919–1947)浩
浩vast, abundant
Boy, best No. 1 (1957–1969)宏
宏wide, vast
Boy, 345 notable people on Wikidata洋
洋ocean
Boy, 208 notable people on Wikidata寛
寛generous
Boy, 203 notable people on Wikidata裕
裕abundant
Boy, 89 notable people on Wikidata博史
博broad learning史history
Boy, 74 notable people on Wikidata博司
博broad learning司to direct
Boy, 47 notable people on Wikidata広
広wide, broad
Boy, 46 notable people on Wikidata浩史
浩vast, abundant史history
Boy, 45 notable people on Wikidata浩志
浩vast, abundant志will, ambition
Boy, 27 notable people on Wikidata裕史
裕abundant史history
Boy, 27 notable people on Wikidata博志
博broad learning志will, ambition
Boy, 26 notable people on Wikidata広志
広wide, broad志will, ambition
Boy, 26 notable people on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Hiroshi appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
宇houseBoy
嘉嗣praise + heirBoy
海seaBoy
海史sea + historyBoy
寛士generous + gentlemanBoy
啓司to open + to directBoy
啓之to open + of (classical)Boy
広史wide + historyBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Hiroshi has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 1 in 6 different years, most recently 1961.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1970 | No. 5 |
| 1969 | No. 9 |
| 1968 | No. 7 |
| 1967 | No. 4 |
| 1966 | No. 2 |
| 1965 | No. 2 |
| 1964 | No. 2 |
| 1963 | No. 2 |
| 1962 | No. 2 |
| 1961 | No. 1 |
| 1960 | No. 1 |
| 1959 | No. 8 |
| 1958 | No. 3 |
| 1957 | No. 4 |
| 1956 | No. 7 |
| 1955 | No. 6 |
| 1954 | No. 5 |
| 1953 | No. 4 |
| 1952 | No. 2 |
| 1951 | No. 2 |
| 1950 | No. 1 |
| 1949 | No. 1 |
| 1948 | No. 1 |
| 1947 | No. 3 |
| 1946 | No. 4 |
| 1945 | No. 6 |
| 1944 | No. 7 |
| 1943 | No. 8 |
| 1942 | No. 8 |
| 1941 | No. 5 |
| 1940 | No. 4 |
| 1939 | No. 5 |
| 1938 | No. 3 |
| 1937 | No. 3 |
| 1936 | No. 2 |
| 1935 | No. 1 |
| 1934 | No. 3 |
| 1933 | No. 3 |
| 1932 | No. 2 |
| 1931 | No. 3 |
| 1930 | No. 6 |
| 1929 | No. 5 |
| 1928 | No. 7 |
| 1927 | No. 6 |
| 1926 | No. 3 |
| 1925 | No. 5 |
| 1924 | No. 5 |
| 1923 | No. 5 |
| 1922 | No. 4 |
| 1921 | No. 5 |
| 1920 | No. 7 |
| 1919 | No. 10 |
| 1918 | No. 9 |
| 1917 | No. 7 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Hiroshi
Hiroshi Amano 天野 浩Japanese doctor of engineering and physicist (1960-), 2014 Nobel laureate in Physics
Hiroshi Kiyotake 弘嗣Japanese association football player
Hiroshi Nanami 名波 浩Japanese association football player and manager
Hiroshi Katayama 洋Japanese association football player
Hiroshi Ninomiya 二宮 寛Japanese association football player and manager (born 1937)
Hiroshi Soejima 添島 博志Japanese association football player and manager
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.