Fun Facts About the Name Minji
- 58 babies named Minji: U.S. records list 58 babies given the name Minji from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Minji Mean?
Minji (민지) is a Korean given name, typically feminine, commonly understood as "quick-witted" or "wisdom" when written with the hanja 敏智. The name is Korean, while its written elements are Sino-Korean: 敏 (min) means "quick, clever," and 智 (ji) means "wisdom." The meaning is not fixed by the sound alone, because Korean given names can be written with different hanja. 珉 (min, "jade") may replace 敏, and 志 (ji, "intention, will") or 知 (ji, "knowledge") may replace 智, so another bearer's name can have a different literal sense.
Minji Name History & Origins
Minji follows the Korean pattern of two-syllable given names written in hanja, Chinese characters adapted to Korean pronunciation. During the Joseon dynasty, families commonly chose such names for their moral or auspicious meanings, and both min and ji were established elements in Korean naming. Because 민지 can be written with different characters, Minji has no single inherited hanja form; the characters are chosen individually rather than passed down like a surname. The spelling Minji follows South Korea's Revised Romanization, while Min-ji is a common hyphenated variant.
How Popular is the Name Minji?
Minji has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1999. Its best rank was #11,058 in 1999.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,757 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #14,656 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #18,678 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #18,951 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #19,528 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #16,923 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #18,303 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #14,819 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #11,058 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #14,734 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Minji Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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