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 #3272

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Name B

Kent

Boy name · Rank #1625

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Metric Ken Kent
Current Rank #3272 #1625
Total Births (all years) 32,979 69,225
Peak Year 1960 1962
Peak Year Births 1,776 2,588
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Ken Kent
1880ss — 5
1890ss — 31
1900ss 7 55
1910ss 140 388
1920ss 380 1,082
1930ss 1,667 3,123
1940ss 4,874 8,346
1950ss 7,111 18,691
1960ss 11,902 19,261
1970ss 2,243 6,729
1980ss 1,229 4,999
1990ss 1,191 2,902
2000ss 1,228 1,615
2010ss 776 1,425
2020ss 231 573

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

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, 1900–2024.

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