Is Kenji a boy or girl name?
Kenji is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 283 boys were named Kenji, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 5,406 US babies named Kenji were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #855
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kenji since 1913
- 5,406
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 336 babies
Boys and girls named Kenji, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 85 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 213 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 96 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 104 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 430 | 13 | 2.9% |
| 1980s | 359 | 8 | 2.2% |
| 1990s | 423 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 889 | 12 | 1.3% |
| 2010s | 1,292 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,441 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 283 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 296 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 336 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 281 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 245 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 156 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 141 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 137 | #1,318 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 125 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 122 | #1,409 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 96 | #1,620 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 125 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 124 | #1,364 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 147 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 119 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 159 | #1,150 | 7 | #14,485 |
| 2008 | 145 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 108 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 99 | #1,523 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 75 | #1,765 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 60 | #2,008 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 60 | #1,950 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 59 | #1,906 | 5 | #16,818 |
| 2001 | 72 | #1,640 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 52 | #1,983 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 56 | #1,790 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 66 | #1,590 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 44 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,034 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 55 | #1,661 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,730 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,483 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 39 | #2,025 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,268 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,284 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 27 | #2,443 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,222 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,520 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 34 | #1,815 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 30 | #1,946 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 35 | #1,673 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,930 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 45 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 40 | #1,531 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 70 | #1,083 | 8 | #7,746 |
| 1979 | 84 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 128 | #751 | 7 | #8,043 |
| 1977 | 57 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,903 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 26 | #1,859 | 6 | #8,480 |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,863 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 28 | #1,678 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 21 | #1,998 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,172 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,354 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,087 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 17 | #1,993 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,299 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,549 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,894 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,161 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,497 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,478 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,521 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,214 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,812 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,424 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,212 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,748 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,094 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,766 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,233 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,564 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,360 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,460 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,661 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,159 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,578 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,566 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,531 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,760 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 17 | #1,935 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,087 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 16 | #2,031 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 29 | #1,378 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 20 | #1,810 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 24 | #1,573 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 30 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,214 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 27 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 23 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,952 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,643 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,635 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,367 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,055 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kenji reached #751 in 1978. As a girl name, it reached #7,746 in 1980. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.