Yoshiko
Yoshiko was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1921, when it ranked 796th with 85 babies. More babies were named Yoshiko in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedgirls
- Babies in 2025
- 0girls
- Girls and boys
- No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192185 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,331babies recorded
Yoshiko popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #9,238 | 9 |
| 1980 | #12,146 | 5 |
| 1970 | #6,357 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #5,019 | 5 |
| 1930 | #1,346 | 33 |
| 1920 | #806 | 82 |
| 1910 | #1,632 | 10 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yoshiko, counting every spelling?
Yoshiko has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Yoshiko?
About 200 people born in the US named Yoshiko are alive today, with a median age of 48; half are between 39 and 81. That makes Yoshiko mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Yoshiko by state
How common Yoshiko was among girls born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (167.5×), California (16.3×), Washington (11.3×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Yoshiko: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yoshiko, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Yoshiko
How popular is the name Yoshiko?
Yoshiko was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1921, when it ranked 796th with 85 babies. More babies were named Yoshiko in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Yoshiko a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,331 girls and 0 boys.
Where was Yoshiko most popular?
In 1919–1923, Yoshiko was most common in Hawaii (10.61 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Washington.