Boy
Kenta
Kenta (けんた) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 健太, 健 healthy + 太 big. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 1 in 1994.
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Ways to write Kenta
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.
健太
健healthy, strong太big, bold
Boy, best No. 1 (1981–2016)健大
健healthy, strong大big, great
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata顕太
顕to appear, clear太big, bold
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata拳太
拳fist太big, bold
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata謙太
謙humble太big, bold
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Kenta appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
権多authority + manyBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where Kenta has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 1994, at No. 1.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2007 | No. 50 |
| 2004 | No. 39 |
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 Kenta
Kenta Hasegawa 長谷川 健太Japanese association football player and manager
Kenta Tokushige 徳重 健太Japanese association football player
Kenta Tanno 丹野 研太Japanese association football player
Kenta Togawa 戸川 健太Japanese association football player
Kenta Kawai 川井 健太Japanese association football player and manager
Kenta Hoshihara 星原 健太Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.