Kazuyoshi
Kazuyoshi is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Kazuyoshi Akaba , Japanese politician Kazuyoshi Akiyama , Japanese conductor Fujiazuma Kazuyoshi , Japanese sumo wrestler Kazuyoshi Funaki , Japanese ski jumper Kazuyoshi Hoshino , Japanese racing driver and businessman Kazuyoshi Ishii , Japanese karateka Kazuyoshi Ishikawa , Japanese triple jumper Kazuyoshi Itō ,…
Meaning & Origin of Kazuyoshi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kazuyoshi is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Kazuyoshi Akaba , Japanese politician Kazuyoshi Akiyama , Japanese conductor Fujiazuma Kazuyoshi , Japanese sumo wrestler Kazuyoshi Funaki , Japanese ski jumper Kazuyoshi Hoshino , Japanese racing driver and businessman Kazuyoshi Ishii , Japanese karateka Kazuyoshi Ishikawa , Japanese triple jumper Kazuyoshi Itō ,…
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The Story of Kazuyoshi
Kazuyoshi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1921, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 6 Kazuyoshis were born — ranking #3,741 that year. As of 2026, Kazuyoshi ranks #4,201 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 16 Kazuyoshis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kazuyoshi
Kazuyoshi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 16 births in the dataset. Kazuyoshi's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #3,741. Use the chart and map above to compare Kazuyoshi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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