Kente — boys' name

What the Data Says About Kente

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Kente between 1977 and 2001, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kente currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kente performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kente shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kente in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 55 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.