Gender
Origin
- Japanese
- Twice as wise
Intelligent second son, strong and vigorous
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Kenji
Pronunciation
k(e)-nji, ken-ji
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #755, 336 births); most recent 2025 (rank #943, 249 births)
- Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #7411, 8 births); most recent 2009 (rank #13685, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 249 | – |
| 2024 | 283 | – |
| 2023 | 296 | – |
| 2022 | 336 | – |
| 2021 | 281 | – |
| 2020 | 245 | – |
| 2019 | 156 | – |
| 2018 | 141 | – |
| 2017 | 137 | – |
| 2016 | 125 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #1535, 16 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2266, 10 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 10 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #370, 165 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1895, 14 births)
- Girls: peak in 1991 (rank #2488, 4 births); most recent 1996 (rank #3256, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | – |
| 2021 | 17 | – |
| 2020 | 12 | – |
| 2019 | 18 | – |
| 2018 | 16 | – |
| 2017 | 20 | – |
| 2016 | 43 | – |
| 2015 | 83 | – |
| 2014 | 165 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1936 (rank #95, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #581, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence