Kenji Boy
How popular is Kenji?
#943 boy name in 2025
249 baby boys were named Kenji in the US in 2025, making it the 943rd most popular boy name.
5,154living people named Kenji (est.)
13median age of people named Kenji
5,657babies named Kenji since 1880
1 in 13,315US babies born in 2025
Kenji popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #943 for boys (▼ 89 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 249 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+104% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,406 in 2015, #910 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (337 boys) |
| Highest rank | #749 in 1978 |
| First recorded | 1913 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Kenji is most popular
Babies named Kenji per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Hawaii: 1.9 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- Nevada: 0.4 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- Washington: 0.3 per 1,000 (53 boys)
- Minnesota: 0.3 per 1,000 (39 boys)
- Wisconsin: 0.3 per 1,000 (36 boys)
Kenji by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 85 | #1,530 |
| 1920s | 213 | #1,333 |
| 1930s | 96 | #2,088 |
| 1940s | 23 | #2,632 |
| 1950s | 18 | #3,274 |
| 1960s | 104 | #1,961 |
| 1970s | 430 | #749 |
| 1980s | 359 | #1,079 |
| 1990s | 423 | #1,582 |
| 2000s | 889 | #1,148 |
| 2010s | 1,292 | #1,198 |
| 2020s | 1,692 | #754 |
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Questions
- Is Kenji a boy or girl name?
- Kenji is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kenji were boys.
- How popular is the name Kenji?
- 249 baby boys were named Kenji in the US in 2025, making it the 943rd most popular boy name.
- When was Kenji most popular?
- Kenji peaked in 2022, when 337 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #749 in 1978.
- How many people are named Kenji?
- 5,657 babies have been named Kenji in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,154 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Kenji most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kenji was most common in Hawaii, at 1.9 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.