boys' name ★ peaked 2022

Kenzo

Meaning Borrowed from Japanese けんぞう (Kenzō) Gender Boy Rank 2025 #630 Trend ↑ Rising 29%

Borrowed from Japanese けんぞう (Kenzō).

Rank 2025
#630
among boys · ↓44 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
445
named Kenzo · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,838
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2022
596 babies
All-time total
4,695
#1,863 all-time among boys
First recorded
1920
in Social Security records

Kenzo popularity over time

4,695 babies have been named Kenzo since 1920, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – 23 23 2 – #3,661
1930s – 5 5 1 -78% #3,927
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – 10 10 1 – #6,788
1990s – 30 30 3 +200% #8,052
2000s – 168 168 17 +460% #3,519
2010s 5 1,399 1,404 140 +736% #727
2020s (to 2025) – 3,055 3,055 509 +263% #505

Where Kenzo is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 474 0.28 outside top 500
2027 500 0.29 outside top 500
2028 524 0.31 outside top 500
2029 544 0.32 outside top 500
2030 563 0.33 outside top 500

Where Kenzo is most popular

Boys named Kenzo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.294 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, District of Columbia, and Maryland.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Kenzo born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Hawaii 35 2.25 +668%
District of Columbia 15 1.02 +246%
Maryland 111 0.931 +217%
Nevada 53 0.930 +217%
New York 225 0.520 +77%
Connecticut 35 0.517 +76%
California 425 0.465 +58%
Massachusetts 61 0.444 +51%
Virginia 84 0.443 +51%
New Jersey 89 0.442 +51%
Minnesota 52 0.424 +44%
Florida 187 0.395 +35%
Michigan 80 0.391 +33%
Nebraska 16 0.368 +25%
Georgia 89 0.351 +20%
Delaware 5 0.330 +12%
Pennsylvania 86 0.324 +10%
North Carolina 82 0.321 +9%
Washington 51 0.312 +6%
Arizona 43 0.263 -10%
Colorado 30 0.232 -21%
South Carolina 24 0.232 -21%
Illinois 59 0.231 -21%
Texas 190 0.216 -27%
Kansas 14 0.204 -30%
Ohio 54 0.204 -31%
Oregon 14 0.184 -37%
Wisconsin 21 0.177 -40%
Utah 15 0.157 -46%
Louisiana 16 0.156 -47%
Missouri 20 0.144 -51%
Iowa 8 0.116 -60%
Indiana 17 0.106 -64%
Mississippi 6 0.106 -64%
Alabama 10 0.091 -69%
Arkansas 5 0.079 -73%
Tennessee 14 0.078 -74%
Oklahoma 5 0.057 -81%
Alaska – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kenzo

Kenzo is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #630 in 2025 with 445 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1920, 4,695 American babies have been named Kenzo. Its peak came in 2022, when 596 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kenzo stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kenzo?

The median living Kenzo is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 7. An estimated 4,600 people named Kenzo are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kenzo year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 445 #630
2024 – – 487 #586
2023 – – 452 #621
2022 – – 596 #505
2021 – – 556 #530
2020 – – 519 #548
2019 5 #16,815 335 #727
2018 – – 249 #878
2017 – – 159 #1,179
2016 – – 103 #1,593
2015 – – 88 #1,747
2014 – – 87 #1,740
2013 – – 91 #1,666
2012 – – 88 #1,722
2011 – – 101 #1,562
2010 – – 98 #1,605
2009 – – 31 #3,519
2008 – – 25 #4,093
2007 – – 26 #3,962
2006 – – 17 #5,198
2005 – – 18 #4,738
2004 – – 8 #8,565
2003 – – 10 #7,009
2002 – – 14 #5,275
2001 – – 10 #6,725
2000 – – 9 #7,134
1995 – – 5 #9,635
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – 5 #6,788
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 7 #3,661
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Kenzo

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Kenzo Nambu Kenzo Nambu Japanese footballer b. 1992 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Kenzo Nakamura Japanese judoka (born 1973) Contemporary
  3. 3 Kenzo Yokoyama Japanese footballer and manager b. 1943 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Kenzo Suzuki Japanese astronomer b. 1950 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Kenzo Ohashi Japanese footballer and manager 1934–2015 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Kenzo Taniguchi Japanese footballer (born 1988) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kenzo, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kenzo?

The median living Kenzo is about 4 years old. Half of all living Kenzos are between 2 and 7 years old.

How many people named Kenzo are alive today?

An estimated 4,600 people named Kenzo are alive in the United States, based on 4,695 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kenzo mean?

Borrowed from Japanese けんぞう (Kenzō).

How popular is the name Kenzo in 2025?

Kenzo ranked #630 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 445 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kenzo?

4,695 babies have been named Kenzo in the United States since 1920, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kenzo most popular?

Kenzo peaked in 2022, when 596 newborns received the name.

Is Kenzo a boy or girl name?

Kenzo is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kenzo rising or falling?

Kenzo is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kenzo become more popular?

Kenzo is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 563 boys named Kenzo in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Kenzo?

Well-known people named Kenzo include Kenzo Nambu (soccer player), Kenzo Nakamura (wrestler), Kenzo Yokoyama (soccer player).

Names like Kenzo

Names that sound and feel close to Kenzo: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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