Recorded 1914–1937 Boys' name Peak 1925 202 births

Yoshito — boys' name

202 babies named Yoshito in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s591920s1231930s20
1920s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Yoshito was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

20 babies were named Yoshito in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yoshito

The Social Security Administration has registered 202 babies named Yoshito between 1914 and 1937, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yoshito currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yoshito performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yoshito shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 139 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Yoshito in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yoshito in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 202 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yoshito at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

202

Since 1914

24 years of records

Peak year

1925

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1914

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1937

Yoshito popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1914

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1925)
20
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
0510152025 1937192919251922191919161914 7

Yoshito by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
123 births that decade — 61% of Yoshito's all-time total
1910s591920s1231930s20

Yoshito by state

Where Yoshito concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yoshito
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
139 68.8%
#2 California
6 3.0%
Hawaii share of Yoshito's total US births 68.8%
Even split

139 of 202 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yoshito?
202 babies have been named Yoshito since 1914. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1925 with 20 births.
When was Yoshito most popular?
Yoshito was most popular in the 1920s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Yoshito most popular?
The top states for the name Yoshito are Hawaii (139 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Yoshito been used?
Yoshito has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 24 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Yoshito?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yosef, Yoshio, Yoseph, Yoshua, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1937 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.