Meaning and history
From Japanese 良 (yoshi) meaning “good, virtuous, respectable,” 芳 (yoshi) meaning “fragrant, virtuous, beautiful,” or 悦 (yoshi) meaning “joy, pleased,” combined with 子 (ko) meaning “child”; the name can also be written with other kanji combinations.
Yoshiko rose from #943 to #902 for girls between 1925 and 1926. Its highest annual birth count came in 1921, with 85 births.