Kenji
Kenji is a boy name of Japanese origin, ranked #90 in popularity, meaning Strong and wise.
What Kenji means
Strong and wise.
Kenji sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Kenji comes from
Japanese given names are written in kanji, and the characters chosen carry the meaning as much as the sound does. The same pronunciation can be written several different ways, each shading the sense differently, so parents pick characters as deliberately as they pick the name itself.
Kenji is recorded as Japanese in origin. Browse other Japanese names.
How popular is Kenji?
Kenji is ranked #90, near the outer edge of the top hundred. Names here are often on the way up or on the way down, so this is the band where a name can feel fresh and established at the same time.
The character of Kenji
Kenji spans strength and Wisdom, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Kenji
These share Kenji's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Kenta — Healthy, strong, big.
- Daichi — Great land; great wisdom.
- Daiki — Great glory; great tree.
- Hayato — Falcon person; swift.
- Osamu — Discipline, study.
- Satoshi — Wise, clear-thinking.
- Takeshi — Fierce, strong warrior.
- Tatsuya — Dragon; to accomplish.
- Takumi — Skilled artisan.
- Arthur — Bear; noble and courageous.
- Atlas — Enduring; the Titan who bears the sky.
- Bjorn — Bear.