Kennan vs Kent

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

Name A

Kennan

Boy name · Rank #6251

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Name B

Kent

Boy name · Rank #1632

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Metric Kennan Kent
Current Rank #6251 #1632
Total Births (all years) 1,223 69,322
Peak Year 2004 1962
Peak Year Births 41 2,587
Peak Decade 2000s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1952 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Kennan Kent
1880s - 5
1890s - 31
1900s - 55
1910s - 388
1920s - 1,082
1930s - 3,123
1940s - 8,346
1950s 77 18,691
1960s 112 19,258
1970s 54 6,728
1980s 136 4,999
1990s 261 2,902
2000s 312 1,615
2010s 191 1,425
2020s 80 674

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kennan Kent
2014 21 149
2015 17 157
2016 17 164
2017 13 140
2018 19 157
2019 19 122
2020 17 121
2021 9 130
2022 12 116
2023 15 102
2024 14 104
2025 13 101

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, 1952–2025.

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