Girls' name · since 1981

Yoshida

27 babies named Yoshida in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#42,502 of 72,339
all-time among girls
27
born since 1981
1980s
peak decade

Yoshida is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 27 have been recorded since 1981.

Social Security Administration records show Yoshida recorded 27 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1983.

  • #42,502 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 27 born since 1981
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoshida ranks #42,502 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.

#42,502 of 72,339
all-time among girls
27
born since 1981
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yoshida's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.

Yoshida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Yoshida splits its recorded history at 1982: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Yoshida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1983

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1981)
16
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
05101520 198119821983 6

Yoshida by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (27 births, 100% of the file).

1980s was Yoshida's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Yoshida births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 27 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Yoshida by state

Where Yoshida concentrates geographically, total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yoshida
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 18.5%
Georgia share of Yoshida's total US births 18.5%

5 of 27 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yoshida?
Yoshida has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #42,502 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1983. 16 babies were born in 1981, its single highest year.
Where does Yoshida sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoshida ranks #42,502 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Yoshida most popular?
Yoshida was most popular in the 1980s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Yoshida most popular?
The top states for the name Yoshida are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Yoshida been used?
The SSA has tracked Yoshida since 1981 -- 3 years through the most recent 1983 data.
What names are similar to Yoshida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yoselin, Yoselyn, Yoshiko, Yoseline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Yoshida's data

  • Georgia records the most Yoshidas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Yoshida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1981–1983 (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 Yoshida 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.