How Many People Are Named Yoshi?
people named Yoshi are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,275,316 people in the US has this name
Based on 310 babies named Yoshi in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
19 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck", 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous", or 良 (yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable", as well as other kanji with the same reading.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Yoshi, 20.9% were girls and 79.1% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Yoshi alive today is about 13 years old, and 96% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 18 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Yoshi first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 2022, to 19 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Yoshi has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #4,892, in 1923. In 2025 it ranked #10,650. Among girls, its best rank was #3,606, in 1914.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #10,650 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #4,892 (1923) | #3,606 (1914) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8,460 in the 2010s | #5,140 in the 1910s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Yoshi alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Yoshi were born in California than in any other state: about 22 of those alive today.
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