Kenichi vs Kent

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

Name A

Kenichi

Boy name

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Name B

Kent

Boy name · Rank #1625

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Metric Kenichi Kent
Current Rank Unranked #1625
Total Births (all years) 281 69,225
Peak Year 1918 1962
Peak Year Births 22 2,588
Peak Decade 1920ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Kenichi Kent
1880ss — 5
1890ss — 31
1900ss — 55
1910ss 67 388
1920ss 112 1,082
1930ss — 3,123
1940ss — 8,346
1950ss — 18,691
1960ss — 19,261
1970ss 16 6,729
1980ss 18 4,999
1990ss 22 2,902
2000ss 12 1,615
2010ss 34 1,425
2020ss — 573

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kenichi Kent
2014 5 149
2015 — 157
2016 5 164
2017 — 140
2018 — 157
2019 6 122
2020 — 121
2021 — 130
2022 — 116
2023 — 102
2024 — 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, 1915–2019.

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