Shuji
Shūji, Shuji or Shuuji is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Shuji Arinaga , Japanese handball player Shuji Fujimoto , Japanese footballer Shūji Hayashi , Japanese actor Shuji Ikeguchi , Japanese politician Shuji Imamoto , Japanese environmentalist Isawa Shūji , Japanese educator Shūji Iuchi , Japanese anime director Shuji Kataoka , Japanese film director and…
Meaning & Origin of Shuji
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shūji, Shuji or Shuuji is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Shuji Arinaga , Japanese handball player Shuji Fujimoto , Japanese footballer Shūji Hayashi , Japanese actor Shuji Ikeguchi , Japanese politician Shuji Imamoto , Japanese environmentalist Isawa Shūji , Japanese educator Shūji Iuchi , Japanese anime director Shuji Kataoka , Japanese film director and…
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The Story of Shuji
Shuji first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1990, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 6 Shujis were born — ranking #7,178 that year. As of 2026, Shuji ranks #7,178 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6 Shujis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Shuji
Shuji is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Shuji's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #7,178. Use the chart and map above to compare Shuji'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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