Kenta vs Kent

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

Name A

Kenta

Boy name

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Name B

Kent

Boy name · Rank #1625

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Metric Kenta Kent
Current Rank Unranked #1625
Total Births (all years) 704 69,225
Peak Year 1977 1962
Peak Year Births 48 2,588
Peak Decade 1990ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1973 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Kenta Kent
1880ss — 5
1890ss — 31
1900ss — 55
1910ss — 388
1920ss — 1,082
1930ss — 3,123
1940ss — 8,346
1950ss — 18,691
1960ss — 19,261
1970ss 93 6,729
1980ss 120 4,999
1990ss 216 2,902
2000ss 155 1,615
2010ss 98 1,425
2020ss 22 573

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kenta Kent
2014 13 149
2015 11 157
2016 5 164
2017 6 140
2018 10 157
2019 8 122
2020 11 121
2021 — 130
2022 11 116
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, 1973–2022.

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