| Kenta | Takeshi | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Healthy and big | Warrior / military |
| Origin | Japanese | japanese |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | KEN-tah | tah-KESH-ee |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1973 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1977 (48) | 1924 (42) |
| In 2025 | 7 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Kenta | Takeshi |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 29 | 15 |
| 2010s | 98 | 51 |
| 2000s | 155 | 66 |
| 1990s | 216 | 30 |
| 1980s | 120 | 42 |
| 1970s | 93 | 27 |
| 1960s | 0 | 7 |
| 1940s | 0 | 8 |
| 1930s | 0 | 75 |
| 1920s | 0 | 270 |
| 1910s | 0 | 117 |
Kenta joins the kanji for “healthy, strong” with “thick” or “big.”
A Japanese name whose meaning depends on the kanji chosen; it is commonly written with 武 'military, warrior' or 猛 'fierce'. The martial reading applies only to those characters.
Kenta is more popular than Takeshi today: about 7 US babies were given the name Kenta in 2025, compared with 0 named Takeshi.
Kenta means Healthy and big (Japanese origin), while Takeshi means Warrior / military (japanese origin).
In US records, Kenta first appears in 1973 and Takeshi in 0, so Takeshi has the longer recorded history.