Yuji

Yuji is a male given name: 97% of people named Yuji are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 3 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 97%Female 3%

Yuji · Yu Ji · Yu-Ji

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 97% male / 3% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Japan, United States, China
Also spelled: Yu Ji, Yu-Ji
US births since 1880: 228 male / 0 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Yuji

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Yuji," in English, "Guten Tag Yuji," in German. Yuji is a male given name: about 97% of people named Yuji are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Yuji,

German

Guten Tag Yuji,

French

Bonjour Yuji,

Spanish

Estimado/a Yuji:

Chinese

Yuji您好：

Japanese

Yuji様

English

Hi Yuji,

German

Hi Yuji,

French

Salut Yuji,

Spanish

Hola Yuji,

Chinese

Yuji你好：

Japanese

Yujiさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Yuji by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Japan	common	man's name	98%
United States	rare	man's name	100%
China	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

228 male · 0 female · 228 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Yuji a male or female name?

Yuji is a male given name: 97% of people named Yuji are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Yuji in an email?

Is Yuji a unisex name?

Yuji is not a unisex name: 97% of people named Yuji are men. Yuji leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Yuji a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yuji (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_yuji,
  title  = {Is Yuji a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yuji},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}