Kennon vs Kent

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

Name A

Kennon

Boy name · Rank #5694

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Name B

Kent

Boy name · Rank #1632

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Metric Kennon Kent
Current Rank #5694 #1632
Total Births (all years) 1,796 69,322
Peak Year 2004 1962
Peak Year Births 33 2,587
Peak Decade 1990s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Kennon Kent
1880s - 5
1890s - 31
1900s - 55
1910s 9 388
1920s 61 1,082
1930s 60 3,123
1940s 103 8,346
1950s 165 18,691
1960s 207 19,258
1970s 234 6,728
1980s 228 4,999
1990s 235 2,902
2000s 226 1,615
2010s 175 1,425
2020s 93 674

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kennon Kent
2014 18 149
2015 21 157
2016 21 164
2017 17 140
2018 16 157
2019 15 122
2020 19 121
2021 17 130
2022 20 116
2023 6 102
2024 16 104
2025 15 101

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, 1917–2025.

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