Kenjirou as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kenjirou

What is the meaning of the name Kenjirou ?

The baby name Kenjirou is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /keɲdʑiɾoː/; respelling: KEN-jee-roh.

Kenjirou is Japanese in Origin.

Kenjirou is a Japanese masculine given name formed from Ken (commonly 健 “healthy, strong,” 謙 “modest,” or 研 “study, polish”) and Jirō/Jiro (二郎 or 次郎 “second son,” “next boy”). Depending on the kanji, common spellings include 健二郎, 健次郎, 謙次郎, and 研二郎, yielding meanings such as “healthy second son,” “modest next boy,” or “studious second-born.”

Rooted in traditional Japanese naming patterns where -rō marked birth order (Tarō first, Jirō second, Saburō third), Kenjirou became widespread from the late Edo through early Shōwa eras and today reads as classic yet timeless. Notable bearers include writer Tokutomi Kenjirō and voice actor Tsuda Kenjirō. Romanization varies by system: Kenjirō (Hepburn with macron), Kenjiro (no macron), and Kenjirou (passport-style ou). Variant-related forms include Kenji (sometimes used as a shortened call name) and Jirō (the suffix used independently).

⚙ Kenjirou is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 6 times, across 3 countries.