Unisex name · since 1923
Yoshi
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 219 babies named Yoshi, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,418 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,822 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 219
- born since 1923
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yoshi currently ranks #9822 among unisex names in America, with 219 babies recorded since 1923.
Yoshi has 219 recorded births among boys since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9822 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2025.
- #12,418 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,822 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 219 born since 1923
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoshi ranks #12,418 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,822 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 219 born since 1923, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,418 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,822 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 219
- born since 1923
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yoshi's 219 recorded births place it above 72.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yoshi compares
219 40th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yoshi's all-time total is 41% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yoshi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 219 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yoshi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yoshi splits its recorded history at 2014: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yoshi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Yoshi popularity over time - girls
91 total births recorded since 1914 (Yoshi as girls' name)
Yoshi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (85 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Yoshi's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Yoshi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 85 births (39% of all-time use).
Yoshi by state
Where Yoshi concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 10.0% |
22 of 219 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yoshi's data
- Yoshi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (85 total births) through the 2020s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yoshis (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yoshi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~102 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1923–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Yoshi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.