Yoshi
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Yoshi is a Japanese name meaning “good” or “respectful.” Yoshi is also read in Japanese as “quiet.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Numerology for Baby Names, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Yoshi in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Yoshi against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Yoshi is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Yoshi in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 7 boys were named Yoshi, making it the #9714 boys' name in the US. Since 1923, 219 boys have been named Yoshi, with the most (17) in 2011.
Fewer than 5 girls were named Yoshi in the US in 2025. Since 1914, 91 girls have been named Yoshi, with the most (7) in 1973.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Towns named Yoshi
There are 4 towns and villages with Yoshi in their name, in 3 countries.
🇯🇵 Japan 2🇧🇷 Brazil 1🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Ken’yoshi | Aomori, 🇯🇵 Japan | – | Map |
| San’yōshi | Aomori, 🇯🇵 Japan | – | Map |
| Yoshi | Kwilu, 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | – | Map |
| Sítio Shike Yoshi | Paraná, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Yoshi
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Yoshi in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Lac Yoshi | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Yoshi songs
3 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Yoshi in their title. The best known:
- Teenage Solution / Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no / Beat no Wakusei – Morning Musume (2021)
- Yoshi City – Yung Lean (2014)
- Yoshi – Dani Faiv (2019)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Fictional characters named Yoshi
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Yoshi as a pet name
FurryName has found 435 dogs named Yoshi in public pet registers, making it the #346 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Cambridge (12), Laval (11), Victoria (7). Yoshi as a dog name →
FurryName has found 12 cats named Yoshi in public pet registers, making it the #774 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (5), Laval (1), Vancouver (1). Yoshi as a cat name →
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