Yosef vs Yoshio

Side-by-side comparison of Yosef and Yoshio — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Yosef

Boy name · Rank #610

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Yoshio

Boy name

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Metric Yosef Yoshio
Current Rank #610 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 10,192 1,175
Peak Year 2024 1921
Peak Year Births 466 73
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1951 1910

Births by Decade

Decade Yosef Yoshio
1910ss — 349
1920ss — 501
1930ss — 135
1940ss — 11
1950ss 72 —
1960ss 91 —
1970ss 351 —
1980ss 707 71
1990ss 1,148 50
2000ss 2,194 42
2010ss 3,501 10
2020ss 2,128 6

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Yosef Yoshio
2014 362 —
2015 353 —
2016 370 —
2017 377 —
2018 356 5
2019 393 5
2020 379 —
2021 410 6
2022 420 —
2023 453 —
2024 466 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1951–2024.

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