Yasuhiro
A masculine Japanese name meaning "virtuous excellence".
Name Census estimates that about 6 living Americans carry the first name Yasuhiro. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yasuhiro today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yasuhiro births was 1992 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yasuhiro. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Yasuhiro. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
6
~ 1 in 57,125,723 Americans
Peak year
1992
6 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
1992 SSA rank
#8,414
Tracked since 1992
Census
Yasuhiro in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 363 people with the first name Yasuhiro, which placed it at #25,907 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#25,907
National first-name rank
People counted
363
363 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
97.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yasuhiro
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yasuhiro is Asian/Pacific Islander at 97.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (1.7%) and Hispanic (0.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Yasuhiro described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Yasuhiro at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander97.2% · 353
- Two or more races1.7% · 6
- Hispanic or Latino0.8% · 3
- White0.3% · 1
Popularity
Yasuhiro: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Yasuhiro by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Yasuhiro during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Yasuhiro
The name Yasuhiro is of Japanese origin, derived from the combination of two elements: "yasu" meaning peaceful or calm, and "hiro" meaning abundant or prosperous. It is a masculine given name that has been in use since ancient times in Japan.
One of the earliest known records of the name Yasuhiro dates back to the Heian period (794-1185 AD), when it appeared in various historical documents and literary works. During this period, Japan underwent a significant cultural flourishing, and the name may have been associated with the ideals of peace and prosperity that were valued in society at the time.
Throughout Japanese history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Yasuhiro. One of the most prominent was Yasuhiro Nakasone, a Japanese politician who served as the 45th Prime Minister of Japan from 1982 to 1987. He was born in 1918 and played a significant role in the country's economic recovery and foreign policy during the latter half of the 20th century.
Another famous Yasuhiro was Yasuhiro Yamashita, a Japanese military leader during World War II. He was born in 1885 and served as the commanding officer of the Imperial Japanese Army in the Battle of Singapore in 1942, which resulted in the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.
In the realm of sports, Yasuhiro Wakayama was a notable Japanese professional baseball player. Born in 1934, he played as an outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants and was known for his exceptional batting skills. He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990.
Yasuhiro Ishimoto, born in 1921, was a renowned Japanese-American photographer and a key figure in the American photographic avant-garde movement. His work explored themes of minimalism and abstraction and was widely exhibited in galleries and museums around the world.
Lastly, Yasuhiro Konishi, born in 1893, was a Japanese painter and printmaker known for his innovative techniques in woodblock printing. He played a significant role in the development of the Sosaku Hanga movement, which sought to elevate printmaking to the level of a fine art in Japan.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who bore the name Yasuhiro, reflecting its enduring presence in Japanese culture and its association with concepts of peace, prosperity, and excellence in various fields.
People
Yasuhiro + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yasuhiro as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yasuhiro: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yasuhiro?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yasuhiro going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 57,125,723 US residents.
Is Yasuhiro a common name?
We classify Yasuhiro as "Very Rare". It ranks above 22.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yasuhiro most popular?
The single biggest year for Yasuhiro was 1992, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yasuhiro is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yasuhiro in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 363 people with the name Yasuhiro, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,907 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Yasuhiro in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Yasuhiro?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yasuhiro leans strongly male. 369 people counted with this name were male (98.9%), compared with 4 female bearers (1.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Yasuhiro?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yasuhiro is Asian/Pacific Islander at 97.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (1.7%) and Hispanic (0.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Yasuhiro most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Yasuhiro in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.2% (353 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yasuhiro in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yasuhiro a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yasuhiro in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Yasuhiro still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yasuhiro in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yasuhiro can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Yasuhiro?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.