Given name
Kenzo
Kenzo is a masculine given name from Japanese. It is used in English, French, Dutch, and Tagalog.
Original Japaneseけんぞう
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kenzo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,695
- 4,690 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 596 babies
- 2025
- 445
- #630 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +85%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 445 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 630 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 85.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (82). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,594 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kenzo’s family of names
In English usage, Kenzo was borrowed from the Japanese form けんぞう. In French usage, Kenzo was borrowed from the Japanese form 賢三.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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