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.
- #13,625 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 395
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak 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.
- #13,625 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 395 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoshie ranks #13,625 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 395 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,625 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 395
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yoshie's 395 recorded births place it above 81.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
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 popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1940
- Peak year (1924)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Yoshie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (232 births, 59% of the file).
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
- 1910s
1910s
115 births
- 1920s
1920s
232 births
- 1930s 42
1930s
42 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 232 births (59% of all-time use).
Yoshie by state
Where Yoshie concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 309 | 78.2% |
| #2 | California | | 12 | 3.0% |
309 of 395 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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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
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 Yoshie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1914–1940 (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 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 August 2026.