Boys' name · since 2001
Kenshin
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 363 babies named Kenshin, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,558 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,015 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 363
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
363 babies have been named Kenshin since 2001, making it today's #8015 boys' name.
Kenshin has 363 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8015 as of the latest data, more common than 42% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #9,558 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,015 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 363 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenshin ranks #9,558 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,015 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 363 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,558 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,015 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 363
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenshin's 363 recorded births place it above 78.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kenshin compares
363 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kenshin's all-time total is 2% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenshin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 363 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kenshin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kenshin's full recorded timeline at 2014, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kenshin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Kenshin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (159 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Kenshin's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kenshin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
132 births
- 2010s
2010s
159 births
- 2020s
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 159 births (44% of all-time use).
Kenshin by state
Where Kenshin concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 34 | 9.4% |
34 of 363 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kenshin's data
- Kenshin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (159 total births) through the 2020s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kenshins (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kenshin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kenshin 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 August 2026.