Mitsuyoshi
Mitsuyoshi is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Akechi Mitsuyoshi , Japanese samurai Mitsuyoshi Shinoda , Japanese actor Mitsuyoshi Sonoda , Japanese manga artist Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi , Japanese samurai Mitsuyoshi Yanagisawa , Japanese politician Yoshida Mitsuyoshi , Japanese mathematician
Meaning & Origin of Mitsuyoshi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mitsuyoshi is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Akechi Mitsuyoshi , Japanese samurai Mitsuyoshi Shinoda , Japanese actor Mitsuyoshi Sonoda , Japanese manga artist Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi , Japanese samurai Mitsuyoshi Yanagisawa , Japanese politician Yoshida Mitsuyoshi , Japanese mathematician
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The Story of Mitsuyoshi
Mitsuyoshi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1918: 5 births, good for #4,179 nationwide. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Mitsuyoshis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1922 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 10 Mitsuyoshis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mitsuyoshi
Mitsuyoshi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Mitsuyoshi's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #4,179. Use the chart and map above to compare Mitsuyoshi'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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