Unisex name · since 1917
Yoshimi
Yoshimi has 65 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,386 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 65
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yoshimi sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 65 recorded since 1917.
Yoshimi has 65 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1917 to 1929.
- #20,386 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 65 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoshimi ranks #20,386 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,386 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 65
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yoshimi's 65 recorded births place it above 55.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Yoshimi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yoshimi splits its recorded history at 1924: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yoshimi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1929
- Peak year (1917)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Yoshimi popularity over time - girls
30 total births recorded since 1915 (Yoshimi as girls' name)
Yoshimi by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (48 births, 74% of the file).
1920s was Yoshimi's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Yoshimi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s
1920s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 48 births (74% of all-time use).
Yoshimi by state
Where Yoshimi concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 22 | 33.8% |
22 of 65 births nationwide.
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- Hawaii records the most Yoshimis (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 Yoshimi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~12 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, 1917–1929 (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 Yoshimi 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.