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Ichirō
Ichirō (いちろう) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 一郎, 一 one + 郎 son. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 4 in 2 different years between 1917 and 1918.
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Ways to write Ichirō
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.
一郎
一one, first郎son
Boy, best No. 4 (1912–1925)一朗
一one, first朗clear, cheerful
Boy, 34 notable people on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Ichirō appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
伊治朗(used for its sound + to govern + clearBoy
伊治郎(used for its sound + to govern + sonBoy
伊千朗(used for its sound + thousand + clearBoy
伊千郎(used for its sound + thousand + sonBoy
伊知朗(used for its sound + to know + clearBoy
伊知郎(used for its sound + to know + sonBoy
伊智朗(used for its sound + wisdom + clearBoy
伊智郎(used for its sound + wisdom + sonBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Ichirō has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 4 in 2 different years, most recently 1918.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1925 | No. 9 |
| 1924 | No. 8 |
| 1923 | No. 6 |
| 1922 | No. 7 |
| 1921 | No. 6 |
| 1920 | No. 6 |
| 1919 | No. 5 |
| 1918 | No. 4 |
| 1917 | No. 4 |
| 1916 | No. 5 |
| 1915 | No. 8 |
| 1912 | No. 10 |
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 Ichirō
Ichirō Mizuki 水木 一郎Japanese singer, voice actor (1948-2022)
Ichiro Suzuki 一朗Japanese baseball player (born 1973)
Ichirō Hatoyama 鳩山 一郎Prime Minister of Japan from 1954 to 1956
Ichiro Hosotani 一郎Japanese association football player
Ichirō Ozawa 小沢 一郎Japanese politician (born 1942)
Ichirō Nagai 永井 一郎Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1931–2014)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.