Kenji

Boy name

Kenji has been given to 5,657 babies in the U.S. since 1913. It peaked in 2022 and currently ranks #944 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

Borrowed from Japanese けんじ (Kenji).

Origin: Japanese

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

5,657

Peak year

2022 (337 babies)

Rank in 2025

#944 for boys

First recorded

1913

10-year trend

▲ +104%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Kenji.

5,660 babies since 1973

5,664 babies since 1880

5,647 babies since 1913

5,673 babies since 1945

5,677 babies since 1988

5,620 babies since 1970

5,612 babies since 1979

5,705 babies since 1957

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