boy's name

Shinji

  • Origin Japanese
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 41

Shinji is a boy's name. In 2013 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Shinji is a name of Japanese origin.
  • Peaked in 2009, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1987.

Shinji over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2013, not a full ten years.

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Births named Shinji by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 5
1990s 6
2000s 10
2010s (to 2013) 7

How popular is Shinji?

In 2013, Shinji was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Shinji is used

France #5,159 5 in 2010
England & Wales #5,213 3 in 2014
United States #9,892 7 in 2013

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Shinji

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Shinji also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shinji over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Shinji

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shinji — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Shinji

How popular is the name Shinji?

In 2013, Shinji was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Shinji a girl's or a boy's name?

Shinji is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Shinji most popular?

Shinji peaked in 2009, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.