Boys' name · since 1917
Yoshiharu
73 babies named Yoshiharu in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,592 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 73
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
73 boys have been named Yoshiharu since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoshiharu has been recorded 73 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1932.
- #19,592 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 73 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoshiharu ranks #19,592 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 73 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,592 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 73
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yoshiharu's 73 recorded births place it above 56.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Yoshiharu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yoshiharu's full recorded timeline at 1924, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yoshiharu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1932
- Peak year (1918)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Yoshiharu by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (52 births, 71% of the file).
1920s was Yoshiharu's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Yoshiharu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s
1920s
52 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 52 births (71% of all-time use).
Yoshiharu by state
Where Yoshiharu concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 22 | 30.1% |
| #2 | California | | 12 | 16.4% |
22 of 73 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Yoshiharu's data
- Yoshiharu's decade-level peak was the 1920s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Yoshiharus (22 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Yoshiharu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1917–1932 (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 Yoshiharu 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.