Shinji
Meaning
meaning depends on the kanji chosen, sometimes 'true two' or 'one who believes'
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shinji does not appear in US Social Security baby-name records, which list only names given to at least five babies in a year. There is no popularity curve to chart: a genuinely rare pick.
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Popularity in Brazil
78 people · the #49,053 first name in Brazil · median age 64
Among people named Shinji living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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