Ohagi
Botamochi is a wagashi made with glutinous rice, white rice, and sweet azuki paste. They are made by soaking the rice for approximately 1 hour. The rice is then cooked, and a thick azuki paste is hand-packed around pre-formed balls of rice. Botamochi is eaten as sacred food as offering during the weeks of the spring and the autumn Higan in Japan.
Meaning & Origin of Ohagi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Botamochi is a wagashi made with glutinous rice, white rice, and sweet azuki paste. They are made by soaking the rice for approximately 1 hour. The rice is then cooked, and a thick azuki paste is hand-packed around pre-formed balls of rice. Botamochi is eaten as sacred food as offering during the weeks of the spring and the autumn Higan in Japan.
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The Story of Ohagi
Ohagi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1996, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 7 Ohagis were born — ranking #7,137 that year. As of 2026, Ohagi ranks #7,137 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 7 Ohagis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Ohagi
Phonetically similar names — useful when Ohagi is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Hagi
- Ohai
- Chagi
- Adachi
- Araki
- Anago
- Arago
- Unagi
- Atake
- Aiai
- Iwaki
- Atai
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About the name Ohagi
Ohagi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 7 births in the dataset. Ohagi's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #7,137. Use the chart and map above to compare Ohagi'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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