Kenji vs Kent

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

Name A

Kenji

Boy name · Rank #854

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Name B

Kent

Boy name · Rank #1625

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Metric Kenji Kent
Current Rank #854 #1625
Total Births (all years) 5,373 69,225
Peak Year 2022 1962
Peak Year Births 336 2,588
Peak Decade 2020ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Kenji Kent
1880ss — 5
1890ss — 31
1900ss — 55
1910ss 85 388
1920ss 213 1,082
1930ss 96 3,123
1940ss 23 8,346
1950ss 18 18,691
1960ss 104 19,261
1970ss 430 6,729
1980ss 359 4,999
1990ss 423 2,902
2000ss 889 1,615
2010ss 1,292 1,425
2020ss 1,441 573

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kenji Kent
2014 96 149
2015 122 157
2016 125 164
2017 137 140
2018 141 157
2019 156 122
2020 245 121
2021 281 130
2022 336 116
2023 296 102
2024 283 104

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, 1913–2024.

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