Boys' name · since 1984
Kento
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 524 babies named Kento, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,683 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,991 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 524
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
524 babies have been named Kento since 1984, making it today's #9991 boys' name.
Kento has 524 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9991 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #7,683 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,991 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 524 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kento ranks #7,683 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,991 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 524 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,683 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,991 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 524
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kento's 524 recorded births place it above 83.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kento compares
524 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Kento's all-time total is 42% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kento | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 524 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kento's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kento's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kento popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Kento by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (185 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Kento's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Kento births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
131 births
- 2000s
2000s
122 births
- 2010s
2010s
185 births
- 2020s
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 185 births (35% of all-time use).
How Kento 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 Kento's total volume
Kento by state
Where Kento concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 113 | 21.6% |
113 of 524 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kento's data
- Kento's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (185 total births) through the 2020s (74) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kentos (113 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 Kento: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Kento 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.