Boy
Shōtarō
Shōtarō (しょうたろう) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 翔太郎, 翔 to soar + 太 big + 郎 son. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 72 in 2011.
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Ways to write Shōtarō
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.
翔太郎
翔to soar, to fly太big, bold郎son
Boy, best No. 72 (2006–2011)正太郎
正right, correct太big, bold郎son
Boy, 43 notable people on Wikidata章太郎
章chapter, badge太big, bold郎son
Boy, 11 notable people on Wikidata庄太郎
庄manor, village太big, bold郎son
Boy, 9 notable people on Wikidata将太郎
将general, leader太big, bold郎son
Boy, 9 notable people on Wikidata祥太郎
祥good omen太big, bold郎son
Boy, 5 notable people on Wikidata昌太郎
昌prosperous, bright太big, bold郎son
Boy, 5 notable people on Wikidata昇太郎
昇to rise太big, bold郎son
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata尚太郎
尚to esteem, still more太big, bold郎son
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata彰太郎
彰clear, to honour太big, bold郎son
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata將太郎
將general, leader太big, bold郎son
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata昭太郎
昭bright, shining太big, bold郎son
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata荘太郎
荘villa太big, bold郎son
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Shōtarō appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
咲太郎to bloom + big + sonBoy
匠多朗craftsman + many + clearBoy
匠多郎craftsman + many + sonBoy
匠太朗craftsman + big + clearBoy
匠太郎craftsman + big + sonBoy
奨多朗to encourage + many + clearBoy
奨多郎to encourage + many + sonBoy
奨太朗to encourage + big + clearBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Shōtarō has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 2011, at No. 72.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2011 | No. 72 |
| 2006 | No. 85 |
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 Shōtarō
Shōtarō Ishinomori 章太郎Japanese manga artist (1938–1998)
Shotaro Ihata 井畑 翔太郎Japanese association football player
Shotaro Dei 正太郎Japanese association football player
Showtaro Morikubo 祥太郎Japanese voice actor
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.