Given name
Joji
“one who works the earth; a farmer”·“farmer”·“one who works the earth”
Joji is a form of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Japanese use, Joji carries the interpretation “one who works the earth; a farmer.” Joji is a form of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Japanese.
How it developed
Joji is used as a form of George. Joji is a form of George. The shared background comes through George: Georgios comes from georgos, built from elements meaning “earth” and “to work.” Latin Georgius and Old French forms helped carry it into English.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Joji is a form of George. The history of George gives this family its wider story. Saint George gave the name a religious and legendary association; the dragon story developed in the Middle Ages. In England, George I’s accession in 1714 helped increase the name’s use beyond its earlier saintly associations.
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Joji through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 68
- 68 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,928 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,928 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 507 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Joji’s family of names
Joji is a form of George. Joji has a related form in Jojie. Joji has a related form in Jojee.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Joji
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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