Daichi
Daichi is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Daichi Abe , Japanese mixed martial artist Daichi Azegami , Japanese cross-country skier Daichi Banjou , Japanese manga artist Daichi Hashimoto , Japanese professional wrestler & son of Shinya Hashimoto Daichi Hayashi , Japanese footballer Daichi Ishikawa , Japanese footballer Daichi Kamada , Japanese…
Meaning & Origin of Daichi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Daichi is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Daichi Abe , Japanese mixed martial artist Daichi Azegami , Japanese cross-country skier Daichi Banjou , Japanese manga artist Daichi Hashimoto , Japanese professional wrestler & son of Shinya Hashimoto Daichi Hayashi , Japanese footballer Daichi Ishikawa , Japanese footballer Daichi Kamada , Japanese…
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The Story of Daichi
Daichi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1990, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 15 Daichis were born — ranking #5,798 that year. As of 2026, Daichi ranks #9,752 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 226 Daichis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Daichi
Daichi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 226 births in the dataset. Daichi's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #5,798. Use the chart and map above to compare Daichi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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