The baby name Yoshihiro is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Japanese IPA: [joɕiçiɾo]; approximate English: 'YOH-shee-HEE-roh'..
Yoshihiro is Japanese in Origin.
The baby name Yoshihiro is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Japanese IPA: [joɕiçiɾo]; approximate English: 'YOH-shee-HEE-roh'..
Yoshihiro is Japanese in Origin.
Yoshihiro is a Japanese masculine given name formed from yoshi (“good, virtuous, righteous, auspicious”) and hiro (“wide, abundant, generous, learned”). Its meaning varies with the kanji: 義弘/義博 suggest “righteous and expansive/erudite”; 吉広 “auspicious and broad”; 良弘/善宏 “good/virtuous and great”; 佳宏 “excellent and grand”; 芳弘 “fragrant and vast”; 裕/寛/宏 as hiro emphasize generosity or magnanimity. It can be written in kana as よしひろ or ヨシヒロ.
The name has been used since medieval Japan and remains classic in modern times, borne by figures such as the Sengoku warlord Shimazu Yoshihiro and manga artist Yoshihiro Togashi. Variants are chiefly orthographic, with many kanji pairings, while the romanized form is stable (Yoshihiro). Common nicknames and diminutives include Yoshi and Hiro. Parents often choose Yoshihiro to evoke integrity paired with breadth of knowledge, generosity, or expansive fortune.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | 0 | #50 | 28 | 4,057 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #62 | 363 | 7,909 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #677 | 21 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,177 | 6 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Yoshihiro is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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