boy's name
Kaneki
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 68
Kaneki is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 14 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2018.
Kaneki over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 13 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 55 |
How popular is Kaneki?
In 2025, Kaneki was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kaneki
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kaneki also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kaneki over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kaneki
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kaneki — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kaneki
How popular is the name Kaneki?
In 2025, Kaneki was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kaneki a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaneki is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Kaneki most popular?
Kaneki peaked in 2021, when 14 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Kaneki a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kaneki currently ranks #8,655 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.