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Yoshito

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Yoshito

Pronounced yoh-SHEE-toh /joˈʃiːto/Low

Meaning: Yoshito is a Japanese boy's name written in romaji here; its meaning depends on the kanji chosen, though yoshi is often linked to good, righteous or fortunate, and to is a common ending in male names.Low

In 30 seconds: Yoshito is a Japanese boy's name recorded among early United States immigrant families (said yoh-SHEE-toh). Its meaning depends on the kanji, with yoshi often carrying a sense of good or righteous.

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Origin MediumJapanese

MeaningYoshito is a Japanese boy's name written in romaji here; its meaning depends on the kanji chosen, though yoshi is often linked to good, righteous or fortunate, and to is a common ending in male names.

U.S. rank (1937)#4018 ↘ Falling

1937 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1925

Total births (all-time)≈ 202

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Yoshito appears in early twentieth-century United States records during the Issei and Nisei era, the first Japanese immigrants and their American-born children, and is written here in romaji only.

The name was very rare and short-lived in United States records, given to only a handful of boys a year around 1925 and largely gone by the late nineteen-thirties, a span before the wartime internment years. A boy named Yoshito then would be about a hundred today. Its full meaning rests in the Japanese kanji, which the records do not keep.

Did you know? The yoshi element frequently points to goodness, righteousness or good fortune, while to is a common suffix in Japanese men's names; the exact sense, though, follows the chosen kanji.

Overall data confidence 35%

References - Yoshito — Japanese boys name, romaji only; meaning kanji-dependent, yoshi often good/righteous; Issei/Nisei era

Variations

YoshihitoYoshiYoshinori

Nicknames

YoshiYosh

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Yoshito mean?

It is a Japanese boy's name whose meaning depends on the kanji; yoshi is often linked to good or righteous, with to a common name ending.

How do you pronounce Yoshito?

It is said yoh-SHEE-toh /joˈʃiːto/, three syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Yoshito a boy or girl name?

Yoshito is a boy's name.

How popular is Yoshito?

In the United States it was very rare and brief, given to only a handful of boys a year around the mid nineteen-twenties in Japanese immigrant families.