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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Yoshio

Yoshio was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1921, when it ranked 799th with 73 babies. More babies were named Yoshio in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
192173 babies
Total since 1880
1,175babies recorded

Yoshio popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#12,0885
1990#6,4028
1980——
1970——
1960——
1950——
1940#3,4586
1930#1,28232
1920#94654
1910#1,8385
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Yoshio, counting every spelling?

Yoshio has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Yoshio?

About 200 people born in the US named Yoshio are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 22 and 41. That makes Yoshio mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Yoshio by state

How common Yoshio was among boys born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (225.8×), California (13.0×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesWA0.23Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.71 per 1,000 babiesCA0.71Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: 12 per 1,000 babiesHI12Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Yoshio, boys, 1919–1923. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Yoshio: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yoshio, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Yoshio

How popular is the name Yoshio?

Yoshio was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1921, when it ranked 799th with 73 babies. More babies were named Yoshio in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Yoshio a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yoshio in the US.

Where was Yoshio most popular?

In 1919–1923, Yoshio was most common in Hawaii (12.37 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Washington.