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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.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Japanese
Pronunciation: Japanese IPA: [joɕiçiɾo]; approximate English: 'YOH-shee-HEE-roh'.

What is the meaning of the name Yoshihiro ?

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.

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Yoshihiro – Popularity by country

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:

AE
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CN

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Yoshihiro is predominantly a boy's name.
Yoshihiro is a 4 syllable name, pronounced Japanese IPA: [joɕiçiɾo]; approximate English: 'YOH-shee-HEE-roh'..
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Yoshihiro (Hepburn romanization), Yosihiro (Kunrei-shiki/Nihon-shiki romanization), よしひろ (hiragana), ヨシヒロ (katakana), Yoshi (diminutive) and Hiro (diminutive/nickname).
Yoshihiro is a name of Japanese origin, traditionally used in Japan. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Japan and its diaspora communities.