Fun Facts About the Name Yuji
- 275 babies named Yuji: U.S. records list 275 babies given the name Yuji from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Yuji Mean?
Yuji is a Japanese masculine given name whose meaning depends on the kanji used to write it. A common written form, 裕二 (Yūji), combines 裕 "abundant, rich" with 二 "two," and is often understood as "abundant second son." Other frequent forms give different senses: 勇二 uses 勇 "brave" with the same "second" element; 雄二 uses 雄 "male, hero" with 二; 悠二 uses 悠 "calm, distant"; and 祐司 or 優司 use 司 "official, administer" rather than a birth-order character. The literal sense therefore follows the chosen characters, while the "second son" interpretation belongs specifically to forms written with 二.
Yuji Name History & Origins
Yuji is formed from two Japanese name elements, pronounced yū and ji. The second element can be written with the birth-order characters 二 ("two") or 次 ("next"), a traditional pattern in Japanese male names that could mark a second son. It can also be written with characters such as 司 or 治, which are not birth-order markers, so not every Yuji carries that sense. The romanized spelling Yuji usually represents ゆうじ, whose first syllable has a long vowel; stricter romanization writes it Yūji, while the macron is commonly dropped in English and in passport-style spelling. Because the romanization does not show which kanji were chosen, historical records that give only "Yuji" cannot establish a single intended meaning.
How Popular is the Name Yuji?
Yuji 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 2025. Its best rank was #4,998 in 1982.
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 | #6,789 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #9,831 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #8,955 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #10,752 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #14,062 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #14,041 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #10,741 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #9,541 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #12,070 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #10,701 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #10,764 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #8,774 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #14,466 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #14,343 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2006 | #9,561 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #11,442 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #11,325 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #12,725 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #10,641 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #10,536 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #12,091 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #11,580 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #9,614 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #7,128 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #6,984 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #8,786 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #10,145 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #5,230 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #5,932 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #6,921 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #6,419 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #8,138 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #5,918 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #7,568 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #5,549 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #6,228 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #4,998 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #6,256 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #7,061 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #5,579 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #5,744 | 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 Yuji Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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