The story behind Koji
Borrowed from Japanese こうじ (Kōji).
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese こうじ (Kōji).
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): K OW1 JH IY0
Regional pronunciation variants
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˈkod͡ʒi/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˈk̠oː.d͡ʒɪ]
- Tagalog: /ˈkodji/
- Tagalog: [ˈk̠od̪.jɪ]
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Koji ranked #3412 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Koji
Keiji
Borrowed from Japanese けいじ (Keiji).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Kenji
Borrowed from Japanese けんじ (Kenji). Borrowed from Japanese けんじ (Kenji). Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese けんじ (Kenji).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Koichi
Borrowed from Japanese こういち (Kōichi), a male given name with many variant kanji spellings.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Tami
Borrowed from Japanese たみ (Tami).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Yuri
* From Japanese ゆり (Yuri). * From Japanese ゆうり (Yūri). "Yuri" is a transliteration of several source forms, such as 由里, 由理, 由梨, 由利, 祐里, 友里, 友理, 悠里. Borrowed from Russian Ю́рий…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Kali
From Sanskrit काली (kālī) or कालिका (kālikā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Koji
Ai
From Japanese あい (Ai).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Kan
Borrowed from Japanese 菅 (Kan) or かん (Kan).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Moe
From Japanese Moe (Moe); もえ (“moé”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Koji
Akio
Borrowed from Japanese あきお (Akio). Borrowed from Japanese あきお (Akio).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Hata
Borrowed from Japanese 畑 (Hata), 秦 (Hata), 羽田 (Hata) or はた (Hata).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Masa
From Japanese まさ (Masa).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection