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Koji

boy name
Origin
Japanese
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

meaning depends on the kanji chosen, often with ko meaning prosperous or happiness

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Koji has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

See popularity in Brazil

Popularity in Brazil

245 people · the #21,979 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 68

1930s1940s1950s1960s

Among people named Koji living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Koji

Most people given the name Koji in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Koji

Yuji Seiji Shinji Yudai Davi Katsu

The Koji deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Koji truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Koji fits with your family’s names and surname.

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