Kenji
Meaning
strong, healthy second son
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kenji has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
791 people · the #9,753 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 250,000 · median age 42
Among people named Kenji living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1940s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 37 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Kenji
Most people given the name Kenji in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Kenji deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Kenji truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Kenji fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Kenji travels
Japanese Brazilian · strong, vigorous second son; the classic example of a Nikkei-Brazilian name that reads naturally in both Portuguese and Japanese
Japanese · strong, wise second son
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