Kenney vs Kent

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

Name A

Kenney

Boy name

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Name B

Kent

Boy name · Rank #1625

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Metric Kenney Kent
Current Rank Unranked #1625
Total Births (all years) 2,500 69,225
Peak Year 1960 1962
Peak Year Births 94 2,588
Peak Decade 1950ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1899 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Kenney Kent
1880ss — 5
1890ss 5 31
1900ss — 55
1910ss 23 388
1920ss 100 1,082
1930ss 167 3,123
1940ss 318 8,346
1950ss 507 18,691
1960ss 507 19,261
1970ss 268 6,729
1980ss 232 4,999
1990ss 198 2,902
2000ss 120 1,615
2010ss 48 1,425
2020ss 7 573

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kenney Kent
2014 — 149
2015 7 157
2016 6 164
2017 6 140
2018 — 157
2019 — 122
2020 7 121
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, 1899–2020.

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