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Kenichi
Kenichi (けんいち) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 健一, 健 healthy + 一 one. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 1 in 2 different years between 1968 and 1970.
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Ways to write Kenichi
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
健一
健healthy, strong一one, first
Boy, best No. 1 (1966–1980)謙一
謙humble一one, first
Boy, 45 notable people on Wikidata研一
研to polish, study一one, first
Boy, 21 notable people on Wikidata堅一
堅solid, firm一one, first
Boy, 10 notable people on Wikidata建一
建to build一one, first
Boy, 7 notable people on Wikidata献一
献to offer一one, first
Boy, 5 notable people on Wikidata健市
健healthy, strong市market, town
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata堅市
堅solid, firm市market, town
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata見一
見to see一one, first
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata兼市
兼to combine市market, town
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata巻一
巻scroll一one, first
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Kenichi appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
拳一fist + oneBoy
賢一wise + oneBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Kenichi has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 1 in 2 different years, most recently 1970.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1980 | No. 9 |
| 1979 | No. 8 |
| 1978 | No. 9 |
| 1977 | No. 7 |
| 1976 | No. 9 |
| 1975 | No. 7 |
| 1974 | No. 4 |
| 1973 | No. 5 |
| 1972 | No. 4 |
| 1971 | No. 5 |
| 1970 | No. 1 |
| 1969 | No. 2 |
| 1968 | No. 1 |
| 1967 | No. 2 |
| 1966 | No. 5 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Kenichi
Kenichi Fukui 福井 謙一Japanese chemist (1918–1998)
Kenichi Shimokawa 健一Japanese association football player
Kenichi Uemura 健一Japanese association football player and manager
Kenichi Kaga 加賀 健一Japanese association football player
Kenichi Matsuyama 松山 研一Japanese actor
Kenichi Sugano 菅野 賢一Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.