Boy
Kentarō
Kentarō (けんたろう) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 健太郎, 健 healthy + 太 big + 郎 son. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 3 in 1977.
けん · た · ろ · う · けんたろう · ケンタロウ
Ways to write Kentarō
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.
健太郎
健healthy, strong太big, bold郎son
Boy, best No. 3 (1977–2013)謙太郎
謙humble太big, bold郎son
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata健太朗
健healthy, strong太big, bold朗clear, cheerful
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata賢太郎
賢wise太big, bold郎son
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata憲太郎
憲law, constitution太big, bold郎son
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata堅太郎
堅solid, firm太big, bold郎son
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Kentarō appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
絢多朗brilliant pattern + many + clearBoy
絢多郎brilliant pattern + many + sonBoy
絢太朗brilliant pattern + big + clearBoy
絢太郎brilliant pattern + big + sonBoy
乾太郎dry + big + sonBoy
健多朗healthy + many + clearBoy
健多郎healthy + many + sonBoy
兼多朗to combine + many + clearBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Kentarō has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 1977, at No. 3.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2013 | No. 90 |
| 2007 | No. 83 |
| 2006 | No. 54 |
| 1989 | No. 10 |
| 1982 | No. 9 |
| 1981 | No. 9 |
| 1977 | No. 3 |
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 Kentarō
Kentaro Sawada 謙太郎Japanese association football player and manager
Kentaro Hayashi 健太郎Japanese association football player and manager
Kentaro Shigematsu 重松 健太郎Japanese association football player
Kentaro Sakai 栄井 健太郎Japanese association football player
Kentaro Suzuki 健太郎Japanese association football player
Kentaro Yoshida 吉田 賢太郎Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.