Kentaro vs Kent

Side-by-side comparison of Kentaro and Kent — 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

Kent

Boy name · Rank #1632

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Metric Kentaro Kent
Current Rank Unranked #1632
Total Births (all years) 346 69,322
Peak Year 1995 1962
Peak Year Births 18 2,587
Peak Decade 2000ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Kentaro Kent
1880ss — 5
1890ss — 31
1900ss — 55
1910ss — 388
1920ss — 1,082
1930ss — 3,123
1940ss — 8,346
1950ss — 18,691
1960ss — 19,258
1970ss 14 6,728
1980ss 62 4,999
1990ss 110 2,902
2000ss 111 1,615
2010ss 49 1,425
2020ss — 674

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kentaro Kent
2014 — 149
2015 7 157
2016 5 164
2017 — 140
2018 5 157
2019 5 122
2020 — 121
2021 — 130
2022 — 116
2023 — 102
2024 — 104
2025 — 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, 1974–2019.

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