Shoji
Shōji, Shoji, Shouji or Shohji is a masculine Japanese given name written with various kanji. Notable people with the name include:Shoji Akiyoshi, Japanese wrestler Shoji Gatoh, Japanese author Shōji Hamada (1894–1978), Japanese potter Shoji Hashimoto (1935–2009), Japanese Go player Shōji Hayashi , Japanese architect Shoji Ito , Japanese rugby union player Shoji Kamata , Japanese basketball…
Meaning & Origin of Shoji
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shōji, Shoji, Shouji or Shohji is a masculine Japanese given name written with various kanji. Notable people with the name include:Shoji Akiyoshi, Japanese wrestler Shoji Gatoh, Japanese author Shōji Hamada (1894–1978), Japanese potter Shoji Hashimoto (1935–2009), Japanese Go player Shōji Hayashi , Japanese architect Shoji Ito , Japanese rugby union player Shoji Kamata , Japanese basketball…
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The Story of Shoji
Shoji first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 81 Shojis were born — ranking #722 that year. As of 2026, Shoji ranks #3,338 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 134 Shojis 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 Shoji
Shoji is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 134 births in the dataset. Shoji's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #722. Use the chart and map above to compare Shoji'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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