Yuji
Meaning
meaning depends on the kanji, with yu often heroic or abundant
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Yuji has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
401 people · the #15,552 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 24
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.
The Yuji deep dive
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