Eunji
Eun-ji, also spelled Eun-jee, is a Korean given name. It was the third-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1990.
- Korean
Meaning & Origin of Eunji
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eun-ji, also spelled Eun-jee, is a Korean given name. It was the third-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1990.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Korean
The Story of Eunji
The earliest SSA record of Eunji as a baby girl name dates back to 1997, when 5 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Eunji — #13,724 in the national rankings. Eunji last appeared in the published SSA data in 1997, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Eunji
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Lee Eun-ji (cyclist) (born 1989), South Korean track cyclist
- Lim Eun-ji (born 1989), South Korean pole vaulter
- Gim Eun-ji (born 1993), South Korean curler
- MayBee (born Kim Eun-ji, 1979), South Korean singer
- Jo Eun-ji (born 1981), South Korean actress
- Park Eun-ji (television personality) (born 1983), South Korean television personality
- Jung Eun-ji (born Jung Hye-rim, 1993), South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group Apink
- Park Eun-ji (politician) (1979–2014), South Korean politician
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Names that sound like Eunji
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About the name Eunji
Eunji is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Eunji's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #13,724. Use the chart and map above to compare Eunji'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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