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Shōma
Shōma (しょうま) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 翔真, 翔 to soar + 真 true. It is popular today and has reached No. 19 in 2014.
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Ways to write Shōma
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.
翔真
翔to soar, to fly真true, genuine
Boy, best No. 20 (2004–2024)翔馬
翔to soar, to fly馬horse
Boy, best No. 19 (2014)匠真
匠craftsman真true, genuine
Boy, best No. 88 (2013–2017)Rarer spellings
These spellings of Shōma appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
昌磨prosperous + to polishBoy
奨真to encourage + trueBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where Shōma has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2014, at No. 19.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2018 | No. 30 |
| 2017 | No. 41 |
| 2014 | No. 44 |
| 2012 | No. 46 |
| 2009 | No. 44 |
| 2008 | No. 35 |
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 Shōma
Shoma Uno 宇野 昌磨Japanese figure skater
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.