Jiji

Spellings & scripts●

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Jiji is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name3.8K records spelled Jiji23 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Algeria, Kenya, United States

  Also written Jîjî, Jïjï, Jïjī, Jîji, Jîjï

• Spanish given name2.2K records spelled Jiji15 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Philippines, India, United States, Tunisia

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Jîjí, Jíji, Jíjí, Jįjį, Jïjï

• Indonesian given name1.6K records spelled Jiji4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Jíjî, Jìjî

• a separate name436 records spelled Jiji6 spellings in the group

  Also written ജിജി, ജോജി, Joji

• Amharic given name147 records spelled Jiji3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Morocco, Philippines, Nigeria, Ethiopia

  Also written ጂጂ, Jíjį

38 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Jiji is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Japanese, Rōmaji transcription of じじ

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Cebuano, a nickname for females whose names starts with a J

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In iai, a bird: Halcyon sanctus canacorum

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In zlm, disgust

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In Swahili, city

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 78 years between 1915–2011. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 126 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Jiji?

We estimate roughly 465 people bear Jiji (counting its spellings and scripts) across 4 countries in our records.

In which country does Jiji have the most bearers?

Jiji is most frequently recorded in India, where it is most often spelled jiji.

How common is Jiji compared with other names?

In Uganda, Jiji is the 83rd most common given name of 2,022 given names recorded there.

Is Jiji a male or female name?

Jiji is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Jiji mean?

Recorded meaning: An urban township in Nantou County, Taiwan.