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Yuji

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

Meaning

meaning depends on the kanji, with yu often heroic or abundant

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

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

See popularity in Brazil

Popularity in Brazil

401 people · the #15,552 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 24

1940s1950s1960s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Yuji living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Yuji

Most people given the name Yuji in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

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

Names that fit alongside Yuji

Koji Seiji Shinji Yudai Davi Katsu

The Yuji 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 Yuji 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 Yuji fits with your family’s names and surname.

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