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Koji

Boy

Meaning of Koji: Japanese: 'second son'

Koji is a boy's name most strongly associated with Japanese naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3313th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3313

34 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

645

First recorded 1922 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 12 babies1984: 18 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 14 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 13 babies1996: 7 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 9 babies1999: 7 babies2000: 14 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 13 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 13 babies2005: 18 babies2006: 11 babies2007: 17 babies2008: 21 babies2009: 15 babies2010: 21 babies20102011: 14 babies2012: 14 babies2013: 18 babies2014: 15 babies2015: 17 babies2016: 28 babies2017: 13 babies2018: 14 babies2019: 15 babies2020: 12 babies20202021: 19 babies2022: 26 babies2023: 33 babies2024: 25 babies2025: 34 babies
US babies named Koji per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 34.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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