boys:
37 births since 2024
#4607 (1st percentile)
overall:
37 births since 2024
#7759 (0th percentile)
The name Kenzai is the #7,759 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 37 recorded births since 2024. This represents the 0.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 0.4% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,607 (0.7% percentile) for all time with 37 births since 2024.
Kenzai first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2024 (first recorded for boys in 2024). Birth data for Kenzai is available in 1 out of the 2 years between 2023 and 2024. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
For boys, Kenzai reached its peak popularity in 2024, achieving the 3.5% percentile (ranked #887) with 20 births per million. The name was most common in 2024, with 20 births per million (ranked 3.5% percentile). Currently, Kenzai is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #887 (3.5% percentile) with 20 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kenzai".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Kenzai. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 87.5% confident that Kenzai is pronounced as KEHN-zai, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KEHN-zay, at 12.5% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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