Kenton vs Kent

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

Name A

Kenton

Boy name · Rank #2122

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Name B

Kent

Boy name · Rank #1632

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Metric Kenton Kent
Current Rank #2122 #1632
Total Births (all years) 11,280 69,322
Peak Year 2014 1962
Peak Year Births 188 2,587
Peak Decade 2010s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Kenton Kent
1880s - 5
1890s - 31
1900s - 55
1910s 121 388
1920s 239 1,082
1930s 381 3,123
1940s 681 8,346
1950s 1,410 18,691
1960s 1,369 19,258
1970s 934 6,728
1980s 1,393 4,999
1990s 1,412 2,902
2000s 1,303 1,615
2010s 1,493 1,425
2020s 544 674

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kenton Kent
2014 188 149
2015 182 157
2016 159 164
2017 137 140
2018 128 157
2019 126 122
2020 115 121
2021 96 130
2022 96 116
2023 75 102
2024 70 104
2025 92 101

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, 1912–2025.

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