US rank #7380 Boys' name Peak 2018 517 births

Kento — #7380 US boys' name

517 babies named Kento in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s1312000s1222010s1852020s67
#7380
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 48% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Kento was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

28 babies were named Kento in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kento

The Social Security Administration has registered 517 babies named Kento between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kento currently holds the #7380 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kento performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 185 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kento shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 113 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kento in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kento 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 517 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.

Kento at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

517

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2018

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,380

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kento popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
28
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
051015202530 20242019201420092004199819931984 6

Kento by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
185 births that decade — 36% of Kento's all-time total
1980s121990s1312000s1222010s1852020s67

Kento by state

Where Kento concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kento
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
113 21.9%
California share of Kento's total US births 21.9%

113 of 517 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kento?
517 babies have been named Kento since 1984. It currently ranks #7380 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 28 births.
When was Kento most popular?
Kento was most popular in the 2010s decade with 185 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Kento most popular?
The top states for the name Kento are California (113 births).
How long has the name Kento been used?
Kento has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kento?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kenneth, Kent, Kenny, Kendall, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.