Kenzo
Boy · KEN-zo · Japanese
Kenzo is a boys' name of Japanese origin, meaning “often healthy + third son”. In 2025 it ranked 538th for boys in the UK (79 babies) and 628th for boys in the US (445 babies).
What does Kenzo mean?
Japanese: Japanese name; meaning depends on the kanji used
“often healthy + third son”
A Japanese name, often written with kanji for healthy and third; known through the fashion designer Kenzo Takada.
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- KEN-zo
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Is Kenzo a girl's or a boy's name?
Kenzo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 79 boys in the UK and 445 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kenzo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 79about 1 in 3,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 79 boys in the UK were named Kenzo, making it the 538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 515th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 101 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Kenzo than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Kenzo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 507th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Kenzo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | #538 |
| 2024 | 81 | #538 |
| 2023 | 91 | #485 |
| 2022 | 93 | #478 |
| 2021 | 101 | #463 |
| 2020 | 82 | #515 |
| 2019 | 68 | #606 |
| 2018 | 77 | #559 |
| 2017 | 39 | #889 |
| 2016 | 30 | #1,056 |
| 2015 | 28 | #1,090 |
| 2014 | 33 | #969 |
| 2013 | 39 | #860 |
| 2012 | 39 | #873 |
| 2011 | 33 | #952 |
| 2010 | 38 | #848 |
| 2009 | 26 | #1,086 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,294 |
| 2007 | 26 | #1,031 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,487 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
How popular is Kenzo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #628among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 445about 1 in 3,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 445 boys in the US were named Kenzo, making it the 628th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 548th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 596 boys. It first appears in the records in 1920.
2025 had fewer boys named Kenzo than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Kenzo in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kenzo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 445 | #628 |
| 2024 | 487 | #586 |
| 2023 | 452 | #621 |
| 2022 | 596 | #505 |
| 2021 | 556 | #530 |
| 2020 | 519 | #548 |
| 2019 | 335 | #725 |
| 2018 | 249 | #876 |
| 2017 | 159 | #1,175 |
| 2016 | 103 | #1,585 |
| 2015 | 88 | #1,740 |
| 2014 | 87 | #1,730 |
| 2013 | 91 | #1,658 |
| 2012 | 88 | #1,710 |
| 2011 | 101 | #1,561 |
| 2010 | 98 | #1,599 |
| 2009 | 31 | #3,474 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,041 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,640 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,345 |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,819 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,305 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,488 |
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