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Yoshio
Yoshio (よしお) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 義雄, 義 righteousness + 雄 hero. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 5 in 1918.
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Ways to write Yoshio
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
義雄
義righteousness雄hero, masculine
Boy, best No. 5 (1913–1919)嘉男
嘉praise, auspicious男man
Boy, 17 notable people on Wikidata良雄
良good雄hero, masculine
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata義夫
義righteousness夫man, husband
Boy, 5 notable people on Wikidata義男
義righteousness男man
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata芳男
芳fragrant男man
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata喜雄
喜joy雄hero, masculine
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata嘉雄
嘉praise, auspicious雄hero, masculine
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata好雄
好to like, good雄hero, masculine
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata善生
善good, virtuous生life, to live
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata良男
良good男man
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata佳央
佳beautiful, good央centre
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata佳夫
佳beautiful, good夫man, husband
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Yoshio appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
栄男to flourish + manBoy
栄夫to flourish + manBoy
佳生beautiful + lifeBoy
佳男beautiful + manBoy
佳雄beautiful + heroBoy
嘉夫praise + manBoy
嘉郎praise + sonBoy
快男cheerful + manBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Yoshio has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 1918, at No. 5.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1919 | No. 6 |
| 1918 | No. 5 |
| 1915 | No. 9 |
| 1913 | No. 9 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Yoshio
Yoshio Kitajima 北島 義生Japanese association football player
Akeboshi 嘉男Japanese singer-songwriter (1978-)
Ichikawa Raizō VIII 嘉男Japanese actor (1931–1969)
Yoshio Kushida 串田 嘉男Japanese seismologist, amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets and comets
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.