Yoshimi
Yoshimi is a unisex Japanese given name and can also be used as a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Yoshimi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yoshimi is a unisex Japanese given name and can also be used as a surname.
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The Story of Yoshimi
As a girl name
Yoshimi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 7 Yoshimis were born — ranking #3,971 that year. As of 2026, Yoshimi ranks #9,681 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 30 Yoshimis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Yoshimi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1917, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 9 Yoshimis were born — ranking #2,732 that year. As of 2026, Yoshimi ranks #3,959 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 65 Yoshimis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Yoshimi
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Yoshimi (吉見), a guitarist and composer from the pop rock band Funta
- Yoshimi Ashikawa ( 芦川 よしみ ; born 1958) , Japanese actress and singer
- Yoshimi Goda ( 合田 良実 ; 1935–2012) , Japanese Coastal Engineer
- Yoshimi Hayashi (1923–2006), American lawyer
- Yoshimi Ishibashi ( 石橋 義三 ; born 1949) , Japanese professional race car driver
- Yoshimi Iwasaki ( 岩崎 良美 ; born 1961) , Japanese actress and singer
- Yoshimi Kobayashi ( 小林 良美 ; born 1968) , Japanese softball player
- Yoshimi Masaki ( 正木 嘉美 ; born 1962) , Japanese judoka
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Names that sound like Yoshimi
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About the name Yoshimi
Yoshimi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 65 births in the dataset. Yoshimi's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #2,732. Use the chart and map above to compare Yoshimi'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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