Boy
Hajime
Hajime (はじめ) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 一, 一 one. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 77 in 2018.
は · じ · め · はじめ · ハジメ
Ways to write Hajime
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
一
一one, first
Boy, best No. 77 (2018)肇
肇beginning
Boy, 83 notable people on Wikidata元
元origin
Boy, 49 notable people on Wikidata創
創to create
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata初
初first, beginning
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata孟
孟eldest, first
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Hajime appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
啓to openBoy
初芽first + budGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Hajime has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 2018, at No. 77.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2018 | No. 77 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Hajime
Hajime Moriyasu 一Japanese association football player and coach
Hajime Hosogai 細貝 萌Japanese association football player
Takuboku Ishikawa 一Japanese poet (1886-1912)
Hajime Sugiyama 杉山 元Imperial Japanese field marshal (1880–1945)
Hajime Ishii 石井 肇Japanese association football player and manager
Saitō Hajime 斎藤 一Japanese swordsman (1844–1915)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.