boy's name

Kenzai

KEN-zy (English)

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 88

Kenzai is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 42 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2025, when 42 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • Today about 1 in 78,939 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2024.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kenzai Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Kenzai by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2020s (to 2025) 79

How Popular Is Kenzai?

In 2025, Kenzai was given to 42 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Kenzai Is Used

United States #2,953 42 in 2025
England & Wales #4,594 4 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Kenzai

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Kenzai Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kenzai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Kenzai

  • English KEN-zy

Sibling Names for Kenzai

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Kenzai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Kenzai

How popular is the name Kenzai?

In 2025, Kenzai was given to 42 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Kenzai a girl's or a boy's name?

Kenzai is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kenzai?

Kenzai has 2 syllables.

When was Kenzai most popular?

Kenzai peaked in 2025, when 42 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.

Is Kenzai a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kenzai currently ranks #2,953 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.