The baby name Kenji is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KEN-jee (Japanese: けんじ; IPA: /ˈkɛn.dʒi/; JP IPA: [keɲd͡ʑi]).
Kenji is Japanese in Origin.
The baby name Kenji is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KEN-jee (Japanese: けんじ; IPA: /ˈkɛn.dʒi/; JP IPA: [keɲd͡ʑi]).
Kenji is Japanese in Origin.
Kenji is a Japanese masculine given name combining ken (健 “healthy/strong,” 賢 “wise,” 謙 “modest,” 憲 “law,” 研 “study/polish,” 兼 “concurrent”) with ji (二 “second,” 治 “govern,” 司 “administer,” 次 “next,” 児 “child,” 嗣 “heir”). Meaning depends on the chosen kanji; common pairings include 健二 “healthy, second [son],” 賢治 “wise governance,” 研二 “study, second,” and 憲司 “law, administrator.”
Used since the late 19th-century modernization of Japan, the name spread widely through the 20th century; bearers include author Miyazawa Kenji and filmmaker Mizoguchi Kenji. It appears among Japanese diaspora and occasionally internationally through pop culture. Variants are orthographic rather than phonetic: 健司, 健次, 謙二, 賢二, 研治, 健治, and more. Related names and longer forms include Ken, Kenshi, Kenichi, Kenjiro, and Kenzo; affectionate diminutives include Ken-chan. The consistent Romanized form is Kenji.
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| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenji | Fujimori | Alberto Fujimori | television presenter | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Boys | 0 | #6 | 966 | 7,909 |
| JP | 0 | #26 | 54 | 4,057 | |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #52 | 1 | 749 |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| CN | 0 | #83 | 4 | 3,857 | |
| TW | 0 | #96 | 8 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #136 | 4 | 6,332 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #179 | 4 | 1,509 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #195 | 29 | 5,842 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #201 | 41 | 7,111 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2010 | #204 | 24 | 397 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #216 | 5 | 4,970 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #245 | 2 | 3,322 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| SG | 0 | #249 | 21 | 11,010 | |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #267 | 362 | 12,905 |
| HK | 0 | #286 | 63 | 8,483 | |
| MY | 0 | #286 | 45 | 12,352 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #291 | 16 | 2,588 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #307 | 13 | 9,639 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #323 | 7 | 6,350 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #349 | 35 | 11,440 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #365 | 5 | 8,477 |
| France | Girls | 1996 | #370 | 3 | 2,228 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #371 | 17 | 2,865 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| BO | 0 | #406 | 3 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #428 | 7 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #495 | 207 | 17,960 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #501 | 5 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #502 | 9 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #506 | 5 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #521 | 6 | 12,621 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #541 | 10 | 12,054 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #553 | 8 | 11,671 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #559 | 34 | 9,244 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #587 | 29 | 16,104 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #617 | 283 | 7,044 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #626 | 7 | 18,916 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #639 | 27 | 13,390 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #650 | 515 | 25,439 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #675 | 8 | 3,552 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #694 | 14 | 18,093 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #705 | 47 | 12,213 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #721 | 159 | 14,506 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #759 | 11 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #875 | 77 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #882 | 39 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #915 | 68 | 16,355 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #917 | 14 | 5,610 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #924 | 29 | 5,697 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| United States | Girls | 2009 | #927 | 7 | 9,986 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #940 | 12 | 16,906 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #979 | 16 | 24,821 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,035 | 5 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,069 | 24 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,149 | 4 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,169 | 10 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,229 | 6 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,419 | 53 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,566 | 49 | 28,008 |
Kenji is popular in 60 countries — most recent births per country:
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