Boys' name · since 1920
Kenzo
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 4,690 babies named Kenzo, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,863 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #629 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,690
- born since 1920
- 2020s
- peak decade
4,690 babies have been named Kenzo since 1920, making it today's #629 boys' name.
Kenzo has 4,690 recorded births among boys since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #629 as of the latest data, more common than 95% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #1,863 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #629 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,690 born since 1920
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenzo ranks #1,863 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #629 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,690 born since 1920, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,863 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #629 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,690
- born since 1920
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kenzo's 4,690 recorded births place it above 95.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kenzo compares
4,690 Top 13% higher than 87% of 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
Kenzo's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenzo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,690 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 596 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kenzo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kenzo's full recorded timeline at 2007, 97% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 3% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 596 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kenzo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 596
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Kenzo popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2019 (Kenzo as girls' name)
Kenzo by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (3,055 births, 65% of the file).
2020s was Kenzo's strongest decade.
3,055 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Kenzo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 23
1920s
23 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s 168
2000s
168 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,399 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,055 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 3,055 births (65% of all-time use).
How Kenzo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kenzo's total volume
Kenzo by state
Where Kenzo concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 866 | 18.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 471 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 296 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 292 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 190 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 140 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 129 | 2.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 125 | 2.7% |
866 of 4,690 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Kenzo appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Kenzos (866 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kenzo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1920–2025 (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 Kenzo 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.