Kenyatte vs Kent

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

Name A

Kenyatte

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Name B

Kent

Boy name · Rank #1625

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Metric Kenyatte Kent
Current Rank Unranked #1625
Total Births (all years) 123 69,225
Peak Year 1975 1962
Peak Year Births 29 2,588
Peak Decade 1970ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1972 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Kenyatte 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 103 6,729
1980ss 7 4,999
1990ss 13 2,902
2000ss — 1,615
2010ss — 1,425
2020ss — 573

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kenyatte Kent
2014 — 149
2015 — 157
2016 — 164
2017 — 140
2018 — 157
2019 — 122
2020 — 121
2021 — 130
2022 — 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, 1972–1999.

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