Yoshio

Yoshio is a male given name: 99% of people named Yoshio are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

MaleMedium

Male 99%Female 1%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Japan, United States
US births since 1880: 1,159 male / 0 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Yoshio

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Yoshio," in English, "Guten Tag Yoshio," in German. Yoshio is a male given name: about 99% of people named Yoshio are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Yoshio,

German

Guten Tag Yoshio,

French

Bonjour Yoshio,

Spanish

Estimado/a Yoshio:

Chinese

Yoshio您好：

Japanese

Yoshio様

English

Hi Yoshio,

German

Hi Yoshio,

French

Salut Yoshio,

Spanish

Hola Yoshio,

Chinese

Yoshio你好：

Japanese

Yoshio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 Yoshio by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Japan	uncommon	man's name	98%
United States	uncommon	man's name	100%

United States birth data

1,159 male · 0 female · 1,159 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Yoshio a male or female name?

Yoshio is a male given name: 99% of people named Yoshio are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Yoshio in an email?

Is Yoshio a unisex name?

Yoshio is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Yoshio are men. Yoshio leans strongly male overall.

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

BibTeX

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