Ken vs Kent

Side-by-side comparison of Ken and Kent - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ken

Boy name · Rank #3281

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Name B

Kent

Boy name · Rank #1632

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Metric Ken Kent
Current Rank #3281 #1632
Total Births (all years) 33,013 69,322
Peak Year 1960 1962
Peak Year Births 1,775 2,587
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Ken Kent
1880s - 5
1890s - 31
1900s 7 55
1910s 140 388
1920s 380 1,082
1930s 1,667 3,123
1940s 4,874 8,346
1950s 7,111 18,691
1960s 11,898 19,258
1970s 2,243 6,728
1980s 1,231 4,999
1990s 1,191 2,902
2000s 1,228 1,615
2010s 776 1,425
2020s 267 674

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ken Kent
2014 85 149
2015 87 157
2016 90 164
2017 63 140
2018 62 157
2019 51 122
2020 56 121
2021 52 130
2022 50 116
2023 37 102
2024 36 104
2025 36 101

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1900–2025.

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