Yoshio
Meaning
good man; an Issei/Nisei-generation name in Brazil's Nikkei community
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Yoshio has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
485 people · the #13,686 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 73
Among people named Yoshio living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Yoshio
Most people given the name Yoshio in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Yoshio you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Yoshio deep dive
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