Kenyon vs Kent

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

Name A

Kenyon

Boy name · Rank #3701

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Name B

Kent

Boy name · Rank #1632

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Metric Kenyon Kent
Current Rank #3701 #1632
Total Births (all years) 7,977 69,322
Peak Year 2005 1962
Peak Year Births 323 2,587
Peak Decade 2000s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Kenyon Kent
1880s - 5
1890s - 31
1900s - 55
1910s 80 388
1920s 147 1,082
1930s 164 3,123
1940s 166 8,346
1950s 243 18,691
1960s 335 19,258
1970s 1,178 6,728
1980s 738 4,999
1990s 1,138 2,902
2000s 2,470 1,615
2010s 1,069 1,425
2020s 249 674

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kenyon Kent
2014 116 149
2015 93 157
2016 54 164
2017 71 140
2018 61 157
2019 52 122
2020 61 121
2021 46 130
2022 49 116
2023 33 102
2024 30 104
2025 30 101

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, 1914–2025.

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