Shigeko
Shigeko is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Female
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- Japan, United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 0 male / 325 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Shigeko
If you do not know Shigeko’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Shigeko,” in English, “Guten Tag Shigeko,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Shigeko,
German
Guten Tag Shigeko,
French
Bonjour Shigeko,
Spanish
Estimado/a Shigeko:
Chinese
Shigeko您好：
Japanese
Shigeko様
English
Hi Shigeko,
German
Hi Shigeko,
French
Salut Shigeko,
Spanish
Hola Shigeko,
Chinese
Shigeko你好：
Japanese
Shigekoさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | uncommon | woman's name |
| United States | rare | woman's name |
United States birth data
0 male · 325 female · 325 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Shigeko a male or female name?
Shigeko is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Shigeko in an email?
If you do not know Shigeko’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Shigeko,” in English, “Guten Tag Shigeko,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Shigeko a unisex name?
Shigeko is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Shigeko a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/shigeko. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_shigeko,
title = {Is Shigeko a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/shigeko},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}