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Worldwide, Eiji (Eiji , 英慈 , 英司 ) is quite a rare primarily masculine, but very seldom female first name. The given name Eiji is characteristic of Japan, where it is a rare male name, Hong Kong, and Indonesia, where it is a very rare dominantly male, but uncommonly girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Japan, China, and Indonesia. Likewise, Eiji is the last name as well as the forename.
Eiji is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Eiji Kisaragi , the fictional character from Art of Fighting and The King of Fighters, The King of Fighters 2000; Eiji Niizuma , character in Bakuman; Eiji Date , the Hajime no Ippo character and Eiji Shirogane , the character from Kuroko's Basketball.