Boy name Japanese origin Shinto tradition

Ken

KEN · 3 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Strong; healthy
Language
Japanese
Culture
Japanese
Religion
Shinto
Style era
modern
Themes
strength · virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#3295
2024 births36
Peak year1960
First appeared1900
Total US births32,979
1960 peak19001931196219932024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
Ken

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