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Boy name Japanese origin Shinto tradition

Genji

GEN-jee · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Source; origin
Language
Japanese
Culture
Japanese
Religion
Shinto
Style era
classic
Themes
strength · classic
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Popularity over time

2022 rank#12984
2022 births5
Peak year2018
First appeared2018
Total US births15
2018 peak20182019202020212022
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Gen
Alternate spellings
Genzi

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Notable people named Genji

Minamoto no Yoritomo's clan