Kenji
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Kenji is a Japanese name meaning “second son,” sometimes “intelligent second son.” Kenji is also glossed as “wise ruler.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy
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Usage of Kenji in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Kenji against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Kenji is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Kenji in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 249 boys were named Kenji, making it the #943 boys' name in the US. Since 1913, 5,624 boys have been named Kenji, with the most (337) in 2022. It is most common, relative to births, in Hawaii, Nevada and Wisconsin.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Belgium (Flanders) | #882 boys | 5 | Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024 |
| Mexico (Mexico City) | #571 boys | 7 | Dirección General del Registro Civil de la Ciudad de México (Portal de Datos Abiertos de la CDMX), 2022 |
| Netherlands | #520 boys | 27 | Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), 2025 |
| Belgium (Flanders) | #731 boys (all ages) | 591 | Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Kenji
There are 2 towns and villages with Kenji in their name, in 2 countries.
🇮🇳 India 1🇯🇵 Japan 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Kenji | Karnataka, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Kenji | Fukuoka, 🇯🇵 Japan | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Kenji songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Kenji in their title. The best known:
- Kitagawa Kenji – NMB48 (2012)
- Kenji – Fort Minor
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Kenji
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Kenji.
Kenji Kimihara
Fictional characters named Kenji
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Kenji as a pet name
FurryName has found 77 dogs named Kenji in public pet registers, making it the #1,737 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Laval (2), Zurich (2), Burnside (1). Kenji as a dog name →
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