How Many People Are Named Yoshio?
An estimated 220 people in the United States have the first name Yoshio. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Yoshio peaked in popularity in 1921 with 73 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yoshio 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 Yoshio paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
220
About 1 in 1,557,974 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1921
73 births
Total Registered
1,175
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yoshio
Yoshio is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,175 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yoshio as a male name
Ranked #12,090 in 2021
6 male births in 2021
Peak: 1921 (73 births)
Yoshio: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yoshio span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 501 babies were registered. Yoshio has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yoshio by Decade
How has Yoshio 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.
Yoshio by State
Birth registrations for Yoshio span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Hawaii, California, Washington. The lowest are in Texas, Washington, California. On average, about 221 Yoshios were registered per state.
Yoshio + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yoshio as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yoshio: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yoshio?
We estimate approximately 220 people named Yoshio 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 1,557,974 Americans share this first name.
Is Yoshio a common name?
Yoshio is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,175 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yoshio most popular?
Yoshio reached peak popularity in 1921, when 73 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yoshio is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yoshio a male name?
Yoshio is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yoshio Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yoshio Smith, Yoshio Johnson, Yoshio 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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