Kenjiro
Kenjirō, Kenjiro, Kenjirou or Kenjiroh is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Kenjirō Abe , Japanese shogi player Den Kenjirō , Japanese politician Kenjiro Ezoe , Japanese footballer Kenjiro Haitani , Japanese writer Kenjiro Hata , Japanese manga artist Kenjiro Hiraki , Japanese sport wrestler Kenjirō Ishimaru , Japanese actor Kenjiro Maeda , Japanese basketball…
Meaning & Origin of Kenjiro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kenjirō, Kenjiro, Kenjirou or Kenjiroh is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Kenjirō Abe , Japanese shogi player Den Kenjirō , Japanese politician Kenjiro Ezoe , Japanese footballer Kenjiro Haitani , Japanese writer Kenjiro Hata , Japanese manga artist Kenjiro Hiraki , Japanese sport wrestler Kenjirō Ishimaru , Japanese actor Kenjiro Maeda , Japanese basketball…
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The Story of Kenjiro
Kenjiro first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 7 Kenjiros were born — ranking #9,690 that year. As of 2026, Kenjiro ranks #12,230 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 32 Kenjiros 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 Kenjiro
Kenjiro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 32 births in the dataset. Kenjiro's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #9,690. Use the chart and map above to compare Kenjiro'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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