Ji
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JEE
- Origin
- Chinese
Ji is a boys' name of Chinese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ji mean?
Chinese: Chinese and Korean syllable; meaning depends on the character
In Chinese and Korean the meaning depends on the character used, for example 'wisdom' or 'lucky'.
Is Ji a girl's or a boy's name?
Ji is a boys' name.
How popular is Ji in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2022, with 6 boys.
Ji in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
How popular is Ji in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Ji in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ji in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Names like Ji
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tai Minh Yug Loki Shko Rumi Yitzchok Yoan Dakota Mika Guto Benji
Names related to Ji
More Chinese names
Lian Jia Mei Tian Jun Mulan Yi Tao San Jian Han Mian Bao Xia Lin Yichen
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ji: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ji, updated 20 October 2026.