Girls' name · since 1914

Yoshie

Yoshie has 395 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

395
total births
1914–1940
years on record
1920s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade

Yoshie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 395 have been recorded since 1914.

Yoshie has 395 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1940.

  • 395 total births
  • 1914–1940 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 59% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

395 girls have been named Yoshie since 1914, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1940.

395
total births
1914–1940
years on record
1920s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Yoshie was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

38 babies were named Yoshie in 1924 - its busiest year on record.

Yoshie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Yoshie's full recorded timeline at 1925, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1934, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Yoshie at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

395

Since 1914

27 years of records

Peak year

1924

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1914

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1940

Yoshie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1940

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1924)
38
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
010203040 19141917192019231926192919321940 6

Yoshie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1920s was Yoshie's strongest decade.

232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Yoshie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 232 births (59% of all-time use).

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

Yoshie by state

Where Yoshie concentrates geographically, total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yoshie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
309 78.2%
#2 California
12 3.0%
Hawaii share of Yoshie's total US births 78.2%
Even split

309 of 395 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yoshie?
Yoshie has been given to 395 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1940. 38 babies were born in 1924, its single highest year.
When was Yoshie most popular?
Yoshie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 232 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Yoshie most popular?
The top states for the name Yoshie are Hawaii (309 births), California (12 births).
How long has the name Yoshie been used?
Records for Yoshie go back to 1914, giving 27 years of history through 1940.
What names are similar to Yoshie?
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 Yoshie's data

  • Yoshie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (232 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Hawaii records the most Yoshies (309 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1914–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yoshie: Baby Name Since 1914 - 395 Births, Peak 1924." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yoshie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Yoshie 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 June 2026.