Names / Boy names
Kenshin
Current rank
#7,964
and easing
All-time peak
#3,791
in 2003
First recorded
2001
in U.S. data
Children named
363
since 2001
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,791 in 2003 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A boys' name, Kenshin enters U.S. records in 2001. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 363 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.