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Yoshi

Yoshi is a unisex given name: about 86% of people named Yoshi are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow
Male 86%Female 14%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
86% male / 14% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Japan, United States
US births since 1880
134 male / 81 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Yoshi

To address Yoshi when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Yoshi," in English, "Guten Tag Yoshi," in German. About 86% of people named Yoshi are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Yoshi,

German

Guten Tag Yoshi,

French

Bonjour Yoshi,

Spanish

Estimado/a Yoshi:

Chinese

Yoshi您好：

Japanese

Yoshi様

English

Hi Yoshi,

German

Hi Yoshi,

French

Salut Yoshi,

Spanish

Hola Yoshi,

Chinese

Yoshi你好：

Japanese

Yoshiさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Yoshi by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Japanrareman's name98%
United Statesrareunisex name62%

United States birth data

134 male · 81 female · 215 births recorded

Male 62%Female 38%

Since 1980: 79% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Yoshi a male or female name?

Yoshi is a unisex given name: about 86% of people named Yoshi are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Yoshi in an email?

To address Yoshi when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Yoshi," in English, "Guten Tag Yoshi," in German. About 86% of people named Yoshi are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Yoshi a unisex name?

Yoshi is not a unisex name: 86% of people named Yoshi are men. Yoshi leans strongly male overall.

Related names

MariFemaleHiroshiMaleKeikoFemaleAkiraUnisexMikaDepends on the countryKenjiMaleMikiDepends on the countryMarikoFemale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Yoshi a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yoshi (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_yoshi,
  title  = {Is Yoshi a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yoshi},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}