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Origin & history of Kenichi1
Japanese roots
Kenichi comes from the Japanese tradition, meaning Wise one.
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How popular is Kenichi?
1918
peak year
Today, Kenichi is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #12384), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1918, 22 babies were given the name (ranked #1630 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. In all, around 281 babies have been registered as Kenichi since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
22
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,630)
(ranked #1,630)
6
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
60
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
281
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Kenichi5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
K2
E5
N5
I9
C3
H8
I9
Sum: 41 → Life path 5
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Personality of Kenichi🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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