Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1924

Yoshie

Meaning A female given name from Japanese Gender Girl Rank 2025 Below top lists

A female given name from Japanese.

Rank 2025
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among girls
Babies in 2025
<5
named Yoshie
How common
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girls born in 2025
Peak year
1924
38 babies
All-time total
395
#13,612 all-time among girls
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Yoshie popularity over time

395 babies have been named Yoshie since 1914, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1924Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
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1910s 115 12 – #1,444
1920s 232 23 +102% #1,326
1930s 42 4 -82% #2,550
1940s 6 1 -86% #4,344
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The story of Yoshie

Yoshie is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1914, 395 American babies have been named Yoshie. Its peak came in 1924, when 38 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Yoshie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

Yoshie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

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1940 6 #4,344
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1930 13 #2,550
1925 24 #1,793
1920 24 #1,749
1915 11 #2,686
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Famous people named Yoshie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Yoshie Takeshita Yoshie Takeshita Japanese volleyball player (born 1978) Contemporary
  2. 2 Yoshie Ueno Japanese judoka (born 1983) Contemporary
  3. 3 Yoshie Kasajima Japanese footballer b. 1975 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Yoshie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

What does the name Yoshie mean?

A female given name from Japanese.

How popular is the name Yoshie in 2025?

Yoshie did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Yoshie?

395 babies have been named Yoshie in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Yoshie most popular?

Yoshie peaked in 1924, when 38 newborns received the name.

Is Yoshie a boy or girl name?

Yoshie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Yoshie rising or falling?

Yoshie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Who are famous people named Yoshie?

Well-known people named Yoshie include Yoshie Takeshita (volleyball player), Yoshie Ueno (wrestler), Yoshie Kasajima (soccer player).

Names like Yoshie

Names that sound and feel close to Yoshie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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