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Kento
Kento (けんと) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 健斗, 健 healthy + 斗 the Big Dipper. It is popular today and has reached No. 23 in 2019.
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Ways to write Kento
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.
健斗
健healthy, strong斗the Big Dipper
Boy, best No. 35 (2004–2020)健人
健healthy, strong人person
Boy, best No. 43 (2004–2020)賢人
賢wise人person
Boy, best No. 47 (2005–2018)憲人
憲law, constitution人person
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata賢斗
賢wise斗the Big Dipper
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata研人
研to polish, study人person
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata健登
健healthy, strong登to climb
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Kento appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
健永healthy + eternityBoy
建斗to build + the Big DipperGirl
堅斗solid + the Big DipperBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where Kento has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2019, at No. 23.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2019 | No. 23 |
| 2018 | No. 37 |
| 2017 | No. 36 |
| 2016 | No. 45 |
| 2006 | No. 47 |
| 2005 | No. 33 |
| 2004 | No. 41 |
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 Kento
Kento Shiogai 塩貝 健人Japanese footballer (born 2005)
Kento Fukuda 福田 健人Japanese association football player
Kento Hori 堀 健人Japanese association football player
Kento Momota 賢斗Japanese badminton player
Kento Sugino 杉野 健斗Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.