Mostly boys · Japanese
Kaizen
“good change”
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The story behind the name
Meet Kaizen.
US birth records for 2025 list 5 girls named Kaizen (rank #16,037) and 895 boys named Kaizen (rank #364).
For girls, the recorded count fell from 9 in 2024 to 5 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count rose from 608 in 2024 to 895 in 2025.
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A little perspective
How popular is Kaizen?
Girls · 2025#16,0375 recorded births
Boys · 2025#364895 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 364 | 895 |
| 2025 | Girls | 16,037 | 5 |
| 2024 | Boys | 502 | 608 |
| 2024 | Girls | 10,661 | 9 |
| 2023 | Boys | 588 | 487 |
| 2023 | Girls | 16,316 | 5 |
| 2022 | Boys | 903 | 257 |
| 2021 | Boys | 1,220 | 158 |
| 2020 | Boys | 1,584 | 103 |
| 2020 | Girls | 12,769 | 7 |
| 2019 | Boys | 1,858 | 81 |
| 2019 | Girls | 16,713 | 5 |
| 2018 | Boys | 1,908 | 78 |
| 2017 | Boys | 2,160 | 63 |
| 2016 | Boys | 2,494 | 51 |
| 2015 | Boys | 2,334 | 56 |
| 2014 | Boys | 2,831 | 42 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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Nicknames
No nicknames are listed yet. The name can stand beautifully on its own.
Variations & related forms
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