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Seichi

♂ Boy

Pronounced say-EE-chee /seɪˈiːtʃi/Low

Meaning: Seichi is a variant of Seiichi, combining sei, pure, holy, or true, with ichi, one or first, a pairing often read as pure first son, though the precise meaning depends on the kanji used.Low

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Origin LowJapanese

MeaningSeichi is a variant of Seiichi, combining sei, pure, holy, or true, with ichi, one or first, a pairing often read as pure first son, though the precise meaning depends on the kanji used.

U.S. rank (1931)#4248 ↘ Falling

1931 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1922

Total births (all-time)≈ 171

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Seichi appears briefly in American records between 1913 and 1931, part of the early Japanese-American, or Issei, immigrant naming wave.

It stayed very rare, only a couple dozen boys a year at its 1922 peak, and the name's short span closed out before the 1930s were over.

Did you know? As with many Japanese -ichi names, the exact meaning shifts depending on which kanji a family selects for the same sound.

Overall data confidence 40%

References - Seichi — Variant of Seiichi; Japanese sei + ichi compound; Issei-era naming, kanji-dependent meaning

Variations

SeiichiSeijiShoichi

Nicknames

Sei

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Seichi mean?

Seichi combines sei, pure or true, with ichi, one or first, often read as pure first son, though this depends on the kanji used.

How do you pronounce Seichi?

It's said say-EE-chee /seɪˈiːtʃi/, three syllables.

Is Seichi a boy or girl name?

Seichi is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Seichi?

It stayed very rare in American records, tied to the early-twentieth-century Japanese immigrant generation before the span closed by the early nineteen-thirties.