Kensuke
Kensuke is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Kensuke Fukuda , Japanese footballer Kensuke Hijikata , Japanese photographer Kensuke Iwabuchi , Japanese rugby union player and coach Kensuke Kagami , Japanese footballer Kensuke Kazama , Japanese photographer Kensuke Kita , Japanese musician Kensuke Kitahama , Japanese shogi player Kensuke Koike , Japanese…
Meaning & Origin of Kensuke
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kensuke is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Kensuke Fukuda , Japanese footballer Kensuke Hijikata , Japanese photographer Kensuke Iwabuchi , Japanese rugby union player and coach Kensuke Kagami , Japanese footballer Kensuke Kazama , Japanese photographer Kensuke Kita , Japanese musician Kensuke Kitahama , Japanese shogi player Kensuke Koike , Japanese…
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The Story of Kensuke
Kensuke first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 6 Kensukes were born — ranking #7,178 that year. As of 2026, Kensuke ranks #12,230 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 33 Kensukes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kensuke
Kensuke is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 33 births in the dataset. Kensuke's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #7,178. Use the chart and map above to compare Kensuke'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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