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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Kenji

Used in both girl and boy records

Kenji appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Kenji by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDKenji as a girl’s nameUS records 1975–2009
#33340girl rank1980peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDKenji as a boy’s nameUS records 1913–2024
#1514boy rank2022peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Kenji in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19808 uses#741519801975–20095 listed years
Boy2020245 uses#74919781913–202094 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.