Boys' name · since 1973
Kenta
Kenta has 711 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,383 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,923 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 711
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kenta is the #9923 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 711 recorded since 1973.
Kenta has 711 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9923 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #6,383 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,923 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 711 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenta ranks #6,383 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,923 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 711 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,383 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,923 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 711
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kenta's 711 recorded births place it above 85.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kenta compares
711 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kenta's all-time total is 93% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenta | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 711 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kenta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kenta's full recorded timeline at 1999, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kenta popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Kenta popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1978 (Kenta as girls' name)
Kenta by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (216 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Kenta's strongest decade.
216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Kenta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
93 births
- 1980s
1980s
120 births
- 1990s
1990s
216 births
- 2000s
2000s
155 births
- 2010s
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 216 births (30% of all-time use).
How Kenta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kenta's total volume
Kenta by state
Where Kenta concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 77 | 10.8% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
77 of 711 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kenta's data
- Kenta's decade-level peak was the 1990s (216 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kentas (77 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kenta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kenta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.