Recorded 1915–1930 Girls' name Peak 1921 155 births

Yoshiye — girls' name

155 babies named Yoshiye in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s421920s1081930s5
1920s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Yoshiye was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

16 babies were named Yoshiye in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yoshiye

The Social Security Administration has registered 155 babies named Yoshiye between 1915 and 1930, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yoshiye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yoshiye performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yoshiye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 84 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yoshiye in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yoshiye 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 155 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.

Yoshiye at a glance

Last recorded 1930

Total births

155

Since 1915

16 years of records

Peak year

1921

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1930

Active since

1915

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1930

Yoshiye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1915

Last recorded 1930
Peak year (1921)
16
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
05101520 193019281926192419221920191819161915 6

Yoshiye by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
108 births that decade — 70% of Yoshiye's all-time total
1910s421920s1081930s5

Yoshiye by state

Where Yoshiye concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yoshiye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
84 54.2%
California share of Yoshiye's total US births 54.2%

84 of 155 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yoshiye?
155 babies have been named Yoshiye since 1915. It was last recorded in 1930. The peak year was 1921 with 16 births.
When was Yoshiye most popular?
Yoshiye was most popular in the 1920s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Yoshiye most popular?
The top states for the name Yoshiye are California (84 births).
How long has the name Yoshiye been used?
Yoshiye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 16 years of data through 1930.
What names are similar to Yoshiye?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yoselin, Yoselyn, Yoshiko, Yoseline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1915–1930 (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.