Boys' name · since 2006
Kensei
46 babies named Kensei in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 46
- total births
- 2006–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 89%
- born in that decade
Kensei is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 46 have been recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Kensei recorded 46 times among boys since 2006, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2017.
- 46 total births
- 2006–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 89% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kensei's 46 recorded births place it above 50% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kensei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kensei's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kensei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2017
- Peak year (2014)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Kensei by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Kensei's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 89% of all-time use.
Kensei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 41 births (89% of all-time use).
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2006–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kensei: Baby Name Since 2006 - 46 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kensei. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kensei draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.