Kenzo
Kenzo was the 630th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 445 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 505th with 596 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,117 places. More babies were named Kenzo in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · Japanese
Say it KEN-zoh /ˈkɛnzoʊ/
- Rank in 2025
- #630 boys, down 82 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 445boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022596 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,695babies recorded
What does the name Kenzo mean?
Kenzo is a Japanese boys' name, Kenzō. Like most Japanese names, its meaning depends on the kanji characters chosen, and several different combinations are read Kenzō. Wiktionary records Kenzo as borrowed from Japanese but gives no single meaning. In Japanese it is written けんぞう in hiragana, and the o is long, which is why it is romanized Kenzō. It has been used occasionally in the US since the early 20th century.
How sure is this? Uncertain. Meaning depends on the kanji used; no single meaning applies.
Related names: Kenzō, Kenji, Kenta.
See also: Japanese names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kenzo' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'けんぞう' (Japanese section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Kenzo popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2019.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #630 | 445 |
| 2020 | #548 | 519 |
| 2010 | #1,605 | 98 |
| 2000 | #7,134 | 9 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #6,788 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,661 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kenzo, counting every spelling?
Kenzo has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #617 for boys in 2025, against #630 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Kenzo?
445 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kenzo (0.12 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kenzo born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 19 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kenzo.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kenzo?
About 4,600 people born in the US named Kenzo are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 8. That makes Kenzo a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kenzo by state
How common Kenzo was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (7.7×), Maryland (3.2×), Nevada (3.2×), New York (1.8×), Connecticut (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Oklahoma, Tennessee, Arkansas.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kenzo: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kenzo, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Kenzo · Sibling names for Kenzo
Questions about the name Kenzo
What does Kenzo mean?
The origin of Kenzo is uncertain: Meaning depends on the kanji used; no single meaning applies.
How popular is the name Kenzo?
Kenzo was the 630th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 445 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 505th with 596 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,117 places. More babies were named Kenzo in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kenzo a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kenzo in the US.
Where is Kenzo most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kenzo was most common in Hawaii (2.25 per 1,000 boys), followed by District of Columbia and Maryland.