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Kenji

Boy

Origin of the name

Kenji is a Japanese name; its meaning depends on the characters used to write it.

Rising name

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In 2022, Kenji reached its peak: 337 boys, 1 baby in 10,047. The momentum is recent: births are up 104% over the last five years, compared with the decade before. Its rank in 2025: No. 943. 30% of all babies named Kenji since 1880 were born in the 2020s.
5,624births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 754rank at its peak, in 2022

Where babies named Kenji are born

2022

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The darker the blue, the more common Kenji is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Kenji is most common in California (3.7 times) and Florida (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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