Boys' name · since 1978
Kenten
Kenten has 39 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 39
- total births
- 1978–2020
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Kenten is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 39 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Kenten recorded 39 times among boys since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2020.
- 39 total births
- 1978–2020 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kenten's 39 recorded births place it above 47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kenten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kenten splits its recorded history at 2005: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kenten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2020
- Peak year (2002)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Kenten by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kenten's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kenten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Kenten's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1978–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kenten: Baby Name Since 1978 - 39 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kenten. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kenten 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 July 2026.