Kaizen
A boys’ name of Japanese origin, meaning continuous improvement, change for the better.
How Kaizen has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2022 | #905 |
| 2023 | #587 |
| 2024 | #506 |
| 2025 | #364 |
Kaizen by the numbers
In 2025, 23 babies in England and Wales were named Kaizen. In the US, 62 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
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