Boys' name · since 1910
Yoshio
1,175 babies named Yoshio in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,647 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,175
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,175 boys have been named Yoshio since 1910, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoshio has been recorded 1,175 times among boys since 1910, 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 1910 to 2021.
- #4,647 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,175 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yoshio ranks #4,647 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,175 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,647 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,175
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yoshio's 1,175 recorded births place it above 89.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Yoshio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yoshio's SSA record in two at 1939 and the more recent half accounts for 17% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 83%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1910, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 73, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yoshio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2021
- Peak year (1921)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Yoshio by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (501 births, 43% of the file).
1920s was Yoshio's strongest decade.
501 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Yoshio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
349 births
- 1920s
1920s
501 births
- 1930s 135
1930s
135 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1980s 71
1980s
71 births
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s 42
2000s
42 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 501 births (43% of all-time use).
How Yoshio compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yoshio's total volume
Yoshio by state
Where Yoshio concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 516 | 43.9% |
| #2 | California | | 347 | 29.5% |
| #3 | Washington | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
516 of 1,175 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Yoshio's data
- Yoshio's decade-level peak was the 1920s (501 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Yoshios (516 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yoshio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1910–2021 (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 Yoshio 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.