Yoshinobu
Yoshinobu is a masculine Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Yoshinobu
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yoshinobu is a masculine Japanese given name.
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The Story of Yoshinobu
Yoshinobu 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 7 Yoshinobus were born — ranking #3,408 that year. As of 2026, Yoshinobu ranks #4,210 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 33 Yoshinobus 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 Yoshinobu
Yoshinobu is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 33 births in the dataset. Yoshinobu's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #3,408. Use the chart and map above to compare Yoshinobu'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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