Recorded 1918–1927 Boys' name Peak 1924 36 births

Yoshiyuki — boys' name

36 babies named Yoshiyuki in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s29
1920s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Yoshiyuki was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

10 babies were named Yoshiyuki in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yoshiyuki

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Yoshiyuki between 1918 and 1927, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yoshiyuki currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yoshiyuki performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Yoshiyuki shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Hawaii. In total, SSA state-level files list Yoshiyuki in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yoshiyuki 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 36 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.

Yoshiyuki at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

36

Since 1918

10 years of records

Peak year

1924

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1918

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1927

Yoshiyuki popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1918

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1924)
10
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4681012 19271924192219201918 7

Yoshiyuki by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
29 births that decade — 81% of Yoshiyuki's all-time total
1910s71920s29

Yoshiyuki by state

Where Yoshiyuki concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yoshiyuki
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 16.7%
#2 Hawaii
6 16.7%
California share of Yoshiyuki's total US births 16.7%
Even split

6 of 36 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yoshiyuki?
36 babies have been named Yoshiyuki since 1918. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1924 with 10 births.
When was Yoshiyuki most popular?
Yoshiyuki was most popular in the 1920s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Yoshiyuki most popular?
The top states for the name Yoshiyuki are California (6 births), Hawaii (6 births).
How long has the name Yoshiyuki been used?
Yoshiyuki has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 10 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Yoshiyuki?
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, 1918–1927 (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.