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Worldwide, 本吉 (Benji , 本吉 , Motoyoshi ) is quite a common principally male, but very infrequently girly first name. The given name 本吉 is characteristic of Fiji, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Malta, and Paraguay, where it is quite a rare girly name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Nigeria, the United States, and France. Much less frequently, 本吉 is the last name as well as the forename.
本吉 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Benji , the fictional dog, Benji; Benji Dunn , the fictional character from the Mission: Impossible films, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol; Benji McHugh , character in Family Affairs and Benji , the operatic character in the opera Harriet, the Woman Called Moses; Harriet's brother.