Boy name
Kenji
Kenji holds the #943 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 249 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1978 (#749 nationally, 128 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1913. The name's biggest fan base is in Hawaii (#126 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#943
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#749
in 1978 (1970s)
Babies in 2025
249
boys named Kenji
Kenji popularity, 1880–2025
Where Kenji is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Hawaii (#126), Nevada (#443), Wisconsin (#484)
Uniqueness score
52/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kenji in the most recent year of SSA data.
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