The story behind Kenji
Borrowed from Japanese けんじ (Kenji).
Other language forms and explanations (2)
Spanish entry
Borrowed from Japanese けんじ (Kenji).
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese けんじ (Kenji).
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): K EH1 N JH IY0
Regional pronunciation variants
- Spanish: /ˈkenʝi/
- Spanish: [ˈkẽɲ.ɟ͡ʝi]
- Spanish: /ˈkenʃi/
- Spanish: [ˈkẽnʲ.ʃi]
- Spanish: /ˈkenʒi/
- Spanish: [ˈkẽnʲ.ʒi]
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˈkend͡ʒi/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˈk̠ɛn̪.d͡ʒɪ]
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˈkend͡ʒiʔ/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˈk̠ɛn̪.d͡ʒɪʔ]
- Tagalog: /ˈkendji/
- Tagalog: [ˈk̠ɛn̪.d̪jɪ]
- Tagalog: /ˈkendjiʔ/
- Tagalog: [ˈk̠ɛn̪.d̪jɪʔ]
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Kenji ranked #944 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Kenji
Keiji
Borrowed from Japanese けいじ (Keiji).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Kiyoshi
Borrowed from Japanese きよし (Kiyoshi).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Koichi
Borrowed from Japanese こういち (Kōichi), a male given name with many variant kanji spellings.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Koji
Borrowed from Japanese こうじ (Kōji). Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese こうじ (Kōji).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ayumi
Borrowed from Japanese あゆみ (Ayumi). Borrowed from Japanese あゆみ (Ayumi).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mayumi
Borrowed from Japanese まゆみ (Mayumi).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Kenji
Ai
From Japanese あい (Ai).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Atsuko
Borrowed from Japanese あつこ (Atsuko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Aya
Borrowed from Japanese あや (Aya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Kenji
Akiko
Borrowed from Japanese あきこ (Akiko). Borrowed from Japanese あきこ (Akiko). Borrowed from Japanese あきこ (Akiko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Akio
Borrowed from Japanese あきお (Akio). Borrowed from Japanese あきお (Akio).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Akira
Borrowed from Japanese あきら (Akira).
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length