Kentaro vs Kenneth

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

Name A

Kentaro

Boy name

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Name B

Kenneth

Boy name · Rank #284

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Metric Kentaro Kenneth
Current Rank Unranked #284
Total Births (all years) 346 1,283,974
Peak Year 1995 1957
Peak Year Births 18 28,064
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Kentaro Kenneth
1880ss — 362
1890ss — 1,298
1900ss — 4,579
1910ss — 43,248
1920ss — 99,490
1930ss — 125,111
1940ss — 198,553
1950ss — 262,819
1960ss — 227,531
1970ss 14 111,489
1980ss 62 89,110
1990ss 110 58,254
2000ss 111 34,090
2010ss 49 20,213
2020ss — 7,827

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kentaro Kenneth
2014 — 2,153
2015 7 2,033
2016 5 1,921
2017 — 1,766
2018 5 1,671
2019 5 1,623
2020 — 1,483
2021 — 1,373
2022 — 1,312
2023 — 1,321
2024 — 1,190
2025 — 1,148

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, 1974–2019.

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