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Unisex name

Yoshi

Yoshi ranks #558 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 3 places, 11 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #141 among boy dog names.
Yoshi's popularity trend

Yoshi's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2013.

0.02%0.04%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
11
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#558
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
−133
2014 → 2019
Gender split
72% male
28% female72% male

Gender split comes from 29 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Yoshi mean?
/ˈjəʊʃi/2 syllablesOrigin: Japanese

Yoshi is best known as the friendly dinosaur companion from Nintendo's Mario video game series, first introduced in 1990. "Yoshi" is also a common element in Japanese given names, generally carrying a sense of "good" or "righteous," though the exact meaning shifts depending on the kanji used.

Yoshi has a bouncy, cheerful sound, playful and easy to say. It suits a pet with a sunny, loyal disposition and a bit of an adventurous streak.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Yoshi shows up

Cats named Yoshi per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.04%
TorontoON, CA0.03%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

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