Seiji
Seiji is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Seiji Aochi , Japanese ski jumper Seiji Ara , Japanese racing driver Seiji Arikawa , Japanese politician Seiji Chiba , Japanese film director and producer Seiji Ebihara , Japanese golfer Seiji Fujie , Japanese basketball player Seiji Fukushi , Japanese actor Seiji Hagiwara , Japanese politician Seiji Hirao , Japanese…
Meaning & Origin of Seiji
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Seiji is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Seiji Aochi , Japanese ski jumper Seiji Ara , Japanese racing driver Seiji Arikawa , Japanese politician Seiji Chiba , Japanese film director and producer Seiji Ebihara , Japanese golfer Seiji Fujie , Japanese basketball player Seiji Fukushi , Japanese actor Seiji Hagiwara , Japanese politician Seiji Hirao , Japanese…
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The Story of Seiji
Seiji first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 19 Seijis were born — ranking #4,807 that year. As of 2026, Seiji ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, holding steady (+0%). In total, more than 509 Seijis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Seiji
Seiji is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 509 births in the dataset. Seiji's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #4,807. Use the chart and map above to compare Seiji'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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