Kenji name meaning
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What does Kenji mean?
Mostly used in Japanese and English darling, Kenji aimed at both genders, meaning of Kenji is "Bright Second-Born Son" has its origin in Japanese.
How do I pronounce Kenji?
Two syllabled Kenji is most commonly pronounced as k(e)-nji. It can also be pronounced as ken-ji.
Variants of Kenji
Names that rhyme with KenjiHow popular is the name Kenji?
Kenji is common in United States where over 3805 new-borns have been given the name since 1913. The moniker is Recently ascending on the charts, in 1978, it ranked 749th when 159 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.
Also, Kenji used to be a common name in France, first appeared in 1975 and over 1631 babies have been given the name in 47 years. At its zenith in 2014,.
However after 47 years, the name is on free fall on the charts. Also, In Belgium, Kenji was once a common name since emerging in 1995 it has been given to over 582 babies.
At its zenith in 2005,. However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 20 years.
Kenji is a unique baby name in Netherlands, during its short term of usage, the name has been to the top 500 names.
In 2015, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 417 on boy names chart when 38 babies were named Kenji. There are over 128 babies that have been given the name Kenji in Netherlands.
Kenji is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, its highest ever rank is 1801 (2010) in its 15 years run on England and Wales naming chart.
But an extremely popular name in Japan where every 1 in 90 have the name.
As per our research, over 1490000 babies have been bestowed Kenji around the globe.
| Year | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Births | Rank | Births | |
| 2018 | 1294 | 140 | ||
| 2017 | 1311 | 136 | ||
| 2016 | 1401 | 124 | ||
| 2015 | 1400 | 122 | ||
| 2014 | 1615 | 96 | ||
Facts
Kenji in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 548 | 100 | 9 | 0 |
 | 27 | 47 | 9 | 0 |
 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Numerological analysis of Kenji
Office work drives you crazy. This is why you prefer freelance work. Learning new skills will make you feel so much better and boost your confidence more than you imagine. If the letter I represent your capstone, it means you get easily stressed and distracted by evil people. The letter K as a cornerstone stands for energy, strong character and beliefs, and authority. Freedom is what's most important for you.
You would love these names similar to Kenji
- Hatsuko - Unheard-of Hatsuko primarily is used in Japanese is originated from Japanese, meaning of Hatsuko is "First Born Child" is given to baby girls
- Matsoo - Boy name Matsoo is originated from Japanese, meaning of Matsoo is "From the Pine and Pine". Matsoo is a derivation of Matsu.
- Momoka - Unexpected Momoka dominantly is used in Japanese is rooted from Japanese given to baby girls, meaning of Momoka is "Thous or Flowers"
- Yasuo - Uncustomary Yasuo chiefly is used in Hindi and Japanese aimed at baby boys, meaning of Yasuo is "Peaceful Man or Peaceful One" is originated from Japanese
- Kazuhiro - New-fangled and Anomalous Kazuhiro is used commonly in Japanese is originated from Japanese bestowed upon baby boys, Kazuhiro means "Harmony or Abundance"
Famous people named Kenji
- Kenji Shimizu, Shimizu was born in 1940 in Fukuoka, Japan
- Kenji Ozawa, Japanese musician born in 1968 in Sagamihara
- Kenji Fukui, Japanese television announcer
- Kenji Anan, Japanese stage and film actor
- Kenji Tokitsu, Japanese author and practitioner of Japanese martial arts
- Kenji Kawakami, inventor of the Japanese craze ChindÅgu
- Kenji Nakagami, Japanese novelist and essayist
- Kenji Ogiwara, Japanese former Nordic combined skier
- Kenji Suzuki, former television announcer for the NHK in Japan
- Kenji Takama, Japanese cinematographer
- Kenji Ohtsuki, Japanese rock musician and Seiun Award-winning writer
- Kenji Tabata, retired Japanese sprinter
- Kenji Tsuruta, Japanese manga artist
- Kenji Uematsu, Spanish judoka
- Kenji Ishiguro, Japanese photographer
- Kenji Tamura, Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives
- Kenji Yamaoka, Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
- Kenji Wakamiya, Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party
- Kenji Suzuki, Japanese Special Effects Director
- Kenji Yoshino, legal scholar and the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at New York University School of Law
- Kenji Sahara, Japanese actor
- Kenji Miyazawa, Kenji converted to Nichiren Buddhism after reading the Lotus Sutra
- Kenji Doihara, Kenji Doihara was born in Okayama City
- Kenji Kawai, musical artist
- Kenji Mizoguchi, Mizoguchi was born in Hongo, Tokyo
- Kenji Ito, Japanese video game composer and musician
- Kenji Hatanaka, Japanese military officer and one of the chief conspirators
- Kenji Tomiki, Japanese aikido and judo teacher and the founder of 'competitive aikido' style
- Kenji Nomura, Reinhardt
- Kenji Sawada, lead singer of the best-known J-pop music act of the late 1960s Group Sounds era band The Tigers
- Kenji Kosaka, Japanese politician
- Kenji Johjima, Johjima also played in the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Kenji Wu, Taiwanese singer-songwriter, actor and director
- Kenji Urada, Japanese factory worker who was killed by a robot
- Kenji Oiwa, Japanese manga artist
- Kenji Kimihara, Kimihara raced in the 2016 Boston Marathon
- Kenji Fukuda, football biography
- Kenji Terada, Japanese scenario writer, anime director
- Kenji Suda, Japanese former ski jumper
- Kenji Tsumura, Magic: The Gathering Player
- Kenji Osawa, retired Japanese mixed martial artist from Tokyo
- Kenji Yamamoto, Japanese video game musician working for Nintendo
- Kenji Miyamoto, Kenji Miyamoto officially joined the Japanese Communist Party two months after graduation
- Kenji Miyamoto, East Asian
- Kenji Nagai, Nagai continued to take photos as he lay wounded on the ground
- Kenji Eda, Officeholder
Lists having Kenji
- Boys names beginning with K
- Girls names beginning with K
- American Baby Names
- Japanese Baby Names
- English Baby Names
- Baby Names that mean Bright
- Baby Names that mean Second
- Baby Names that mean Son
