Kenzo

“From the Japanese name Kenzō” — Japanese origin

Boy's name · #630 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Kenzo is near its high-water mark: it reached #505 in 2022 and still ranked #630 in 2025. About 4,700 boys have carried it since 1920. In Hawaii it runs about 6× its national rate.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,200 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,600 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 2,800 boys in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 33 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kenzos

Kenzō Tange — Japanese architect (1913–2005)
Kenzo Yokoyama — Japanese association football player and manager
Kenzo Ohashi — Japanese association football player (1934–2015)
Kenzō Takada — Japanese fashion designer (1939-2020)
Kenzo Nambu — Japanese association football player

In stories & tradition

Kenzo Tenma — Monster
Kenzo Kabuto — Mazinger
Kenzo Masuyama — Detective Conan · Reunion with the Black Organization (Haibara Part)

What Kenzos become

Among 182 notable people named Kenzo:

Business leaders appear 3.48× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kenzō Tsujimoto, Japanese businessman.

Similar names: Aizen · Kenai · Enzo · Jiraiya · Kenji · Kannon

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