How Many People Are Named Kenshin?
An estimated 350 people in the United States have the first name Kenshin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Kenshin peaked in popularity in 2003 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kenshin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kenshin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
350
About 1 in 979,298 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2003
23 births
Total Registered
353
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kenshin
Kenshin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 353 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kenshin as a male name
Ranked #13,264 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (23 births)
Kenshin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kenshin span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 159 babies were registered. While Kenshin is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kenshin by Decade
How has Kenshin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kenshin by State
Kenshin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kenshin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kenshin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kenshin?
We estimate approximately 350 people named Kenshin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 979,298 Americans share this first name.
Is Kenshin a common name?
Kenshin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 353 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kenshin most popular?
Kenshin reached peak popularity in 2003, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kenshin is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kenshin a male name?
Kenshin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kenshin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kenshin Smith, Kenshin Johnson, Kenshin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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