How Many People Are Named Yoshiko?
An estimated 192 people in the United States have the first name Yoshiko. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Yoshiko peaked in popularity in 1921 with 85 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yoshiko as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yoshiko paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
192
About 1 in 1,785,179 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1921
85 births
Total Registered
1,331
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yoshiko
Yoshiko is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,331 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yoshiko as a female name
Ranked #15,437 in 2007
7 female births in 2007
Peak: 1921 (85 births)
Yoshiko: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yoshiko span from the 1900s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 624 babies were registered. Yoshiko has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yoshiko by Decade
How has Yoshiko tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yoshiko by State
Birth registrations for Yoshiko span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Hawaii, California, Washington. The lowest are in Washington, California, Hawaii. On average, about 338 Yoshikos were registered per state.
Yoshiko + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yoshiko as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yoshiko: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yoshiko?
We estimate approximately 192 people named Yoshiko are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,785,179 Americans share this first name.
Is Yoshiko a common name?
Yoshiko is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,331 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yoshiko most popular?
Yoshiko reached peak popularity in 1921, when 85 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yoshiko is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yoshiko a female name?
Yoshiko is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yoshiko Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yoshiko Smith, Yoshiko Johnson, Yoshiko Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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