Sanji
Sanji is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Sanji Abe , American politician Sanji Hase , stage name of Hirō Hase, Japanese voice actor Sanji Inoue , Japanese cyclist Sanji Iwabuchi , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
Meaning & Origin of Sanji
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sanji is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Sanji Abe , American politician Sanji Hase , stage name of Hirō Hase, Japanese voice actor Sanji Inoue , Japanese cyclist Sanji Iwabuchi , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
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The Story of Sanji
Sanji first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2018, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 18 Sanjis were born — ranking #5,328 that year. As of 2026, Sanji ranks #5,328 for baby boys with 18 births, with steady use. In total, more than 93 Sanjis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sanji
Sanji is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2018 and has accumulated 93 births in the dataset. Sanji's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #5,328. Use the chart and map above to compare Sanji'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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