Kenji
2 countries#943 in United States, 2025US
#943
in United States, 2025
FR
#3048
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
7,342
Peak year (United States)
2022
Peak-year count
337
First recorded
1913
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Kenji was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
5,657 births recorded 1913–2025 · currently #943 · peaked in 2022 with 337 births
Most common in: California, New York, Florida, Texas, Hawaii
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
1,685 births recorded 1975–2022 · currently #3048 · peaked in 2014 with 165 births
Most common in: La Réunion, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Paris, Val-d'Oise
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Kenji’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1519 | — |
| 2007 | #1477 | ↑42 |
| 2008 | #1211 | ↑266 |
| 2009 | #1148 | ↑63 |
| 2010 | #1399 | ↓251 |
| 2011 | #1198 | ↑201 |
| 2012 | #1359 | ↓161 |
| 2013 | #1352 | ↑7 |
| 2014 | #1619 | ↓267 |
| 2015 | #1406 | ↑213 |
| 2016 | #1399 | ↑7 |
| 2017 | #1314 | ↑85 |
| 2018 | #1294 | ↑20 |
| 2019 | #1218 | ↑76 |
| 2020 | #910 | ↑308 |
| 2021 | #845 | ↑65 |
| 2022 | #754 | ↑91 |
| 2023 | #827 | ↓73 |
| 2024 | #854 | ↓27 |
| 2025 | #943 | ↓89 |
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