Kento vs Kent

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

Name A

Kento

Boy name · Rank #7380

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Name B

Kent

Boy name · Rank #1625

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Metric Kento Kent
Current Rank #7380 #1625
Total Births (all years) 517 69,225
Peak Year 2018 1962
Peak Year Births 28 2,588
Peak Decade 2010ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1984 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Kento 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 — 6,729
1980ss 12 4,999
1990ss 131 2,902
2000ss 122 1,615
2010ss 185 1,425
2020ss 67 573

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kento Kent
2014 16 149
2015 19 157
2016 22 164
2017 19 140
2018 28 157
2019 18 122
2020 20 121
2021 13 130
2022 11 116
2023 12 102
2024 11 104

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, 1984–2024.

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