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The baby name Eiichiro is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /e.i.tɕi.ɾoː/ (approx. "ay-ee-CHEE-roh", long final o).

Eiichiro is Japanese in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Japanese
Pronunciation: /e.i.tɕi.ɾoː/ (approx. "ay-ee-CHEE-roh", long final o)

What is the meaning of the name Eiichiro ?

The baby name Eiichiro is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /e.i.tɕi.ɾoː/ (approx. "ay-ee-CHEE-roh", long final o).

Eiichiro is Japanese in Origin.

Eiichiro is a Japanese masculine given name built from Sino-Japanese elements ei + ichi + rō. Its meaning varies by kanji: common spellings include 栄一郎 (prosperity/glory + one + son/youth), 英一郎 (brilliant/heroic + one + son), and 永一郎 (eternal + one + son). The suffix -ichirō once signaled a family’s first-born boy but now functions as a classic stylistic ending. Romanizations include Eiichirō (with macron), Eiichiro, and Eiichirou.

The name belongs to the Meiji–Shōwa tradition of -rō names and remains familiar today, boosted in global visibility by manga artist Eiichiro Oda. Related forms include Eiichi (英一), Eiji (英二), and Ichiro (一郎); nicknames sometimes shorten to Ei or Ei-chan. Depending on chosen characters, Eiichiro conveys wishes for prosperity, excellence, or enduring virtue joined to “first” and “youth,” letting families tailor an auspicious tone while preserving a timeless, dignified sound.

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Eiichiro – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
JP Boys 0 #272 26 7,909
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
DZ 0 #1,234 1 20,130

Eiichiro is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:

DZ
HK
JP
MT
MY

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Eiichiro is predominantly a boy's name.
Eiichiro is a 4 syllable name, pronounced /e.i.tɕi.ɾoː/ (approx. "ay-ee-CHEE-roh", long final o).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Eiichirō, Eiichiro, Eiichirou, Eiichiroh, 栄一郎 and 英一郎.
Across languages, Eiichiro has these equivalents: Ichirō (shares the '-ichirō' 'first son' element), Eiichi (related name with the 'Ei' element), Primus (Latin, 'first' — rough conceptual equivalent).
Eiichiro is a name of Japanese origin, traditionally used in Japan. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Japan and its diaspora communities.