Hajime

Boy · recorded 1913–1991

  • 1991last recorded
  • 1917best year

Most popular in 1917.

Last recorded in 1991. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Hajime.

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Its story

Popularity since 1913

071419131933195219721991

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 15 recorded years as a table
Hajime, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191310
191411
191612
191714
19185
19208
192113
192212
19238
19248
192513
19268
19285
19296
19912

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Hajime isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1991
5
Rank in 1991
#8,236
How rare
1 in 404,065 boys
Since 1913
134

Hajime was last recorded in 1991. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1917, at 14 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Hajime doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.