The baby name Shinzo is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHEEN-zoh.
Shinzo is Japanese in Origin.
The baby name Shinzo is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHEEN-zoh.
Shinzo is Japanese in Origin.
Shinzo is the unmarked romanization of Japanese Shinzō, a masculine given name built from Sino-Japanese readings: shin plus zō. Japanese names have no single fixed root form, because the same sound may be written with many kanji; early attestable forms are the kanji spellings themselves. Examples include 真蔵, true plus storehouse, 信三, trust plus three, and 晋三, advance plus three. The final ō is a long vowel often omitted in English spelling.
In Japan, Shinzō belongs to an older style of male names using zō, especially 蔵 storehouse or 三 three, a pattern also seen in names such as Kenzō and Ryūzō. Its international recognition rests chiefly on Shinzo Abe, prime minister of Japan, whose given name was written 晋三. Outside Japanese-speaking contexts the spelling Shinzo is uncommon, while Shinzō or Shinzou better reflects the long vowel.
Shinzo is a rare name. Across 12 countries, we found 29 recorded uses of it.
| Shinzō Abe Shinzō Abe was a prominent Japanese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Japan, holding the position from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020. He was known for his economic policies, collectively known as 'Abenomics', which aimed to revive Japan's economy through monetary easing, fiscal stimulus, and structural reforms. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #297 | 7 | 7,909 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Shinzo is popular in 12 countries — most recent births per country:
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