Kenichiro
Ken'ichirō, Kenichirō, Kenichiro or Kenichirou is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Ken'ichiro Arai , Japanese professional wrestler Kenichiro Fukui , Japanese video game composer and electronic musician Kenichiro Fumita , Japanese sport wrestler Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi , Japanese conductor and composer Kenichirou Matsuda , Japanese voice actor Kenichiro Meta ,…
Meaning & Origin of Kenichiro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ken'ichirō, Kenichirō, Kenichiro or Kenichirou is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Ken'ichiro Arai , Japanese professional wrestler Kenichiro Fukui , Japanese video game composer and electronic musician Kenichiro Fumita , Japanese sport wrestler Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi , Japanese conductor and composer Kenichirou Matsuda , Japanese voice actor Kenichiro Meta ,…
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The Story of Kenichiro
Kenichiro first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1996, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 5 Kenichiros were born — ranking #9,014 that year. As of 2026, Kenichiro ranks #11,354 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Kenichiros have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kenichiro
Kenichiro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Kenichiro's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #9,014. Use the chart and map above to compare Kenichiro's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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