Kent
Last seen for girls in 1984 at #10,422 · #1,654 for boys in 2025, 101 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1962 · 2,587 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 69,322since 1885
Kent over time
Rank among boys' names. Kent has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,654 | 101 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,631 | 104 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,668 | 102 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,540 | 116 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,407 | 130 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,423 | 121 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,432 | 122 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,199 | 157 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,293 | 140 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,164 | 164 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,182 | 157 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,225 | 149 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,128 | 161 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,448 | 114 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,296 | 132 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,323 | 129 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,390 | 122 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,240 | 140 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,188 | 148 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,202 | 139 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,073 | 154 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,029 | 159 | |
| 2003 | — | #883 | 192 | |
| 2002 | — | #948 | 169 | |
| 2001 | — | #891 | 177 | |
| 2000 | — | #773 | 215 | |
| 1999 | — | #799 | 191 | |
| 1998 | — | #722 | 228 | |
| 1997 | — | #680 | 239 | |
| 1996 | — | #650 | 257 | |
| 1995 | — | #702 | 227 | |
| 1994 | — | #597 | 301 | |
| 1993 | — | #559 | 331 | |
| 1992 | — | #527 | 369 | |
| 1991 | — | #526 | 365 | |
| 1990 | — | #488 | 394 | |
| 1989 | — | #448 | 438 | |
| 1988 | — | #420 | 461 | |
| 1987 | — | #414 | 444 | |
| 1986 | — | #392 | 465 | |
| 1985 | — | #349 | 532 | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #341 | 549 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #334 | 556 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #337 | 559 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #353 | 498 |
| 1980 | — | #356 | 497 | |
| 1979 | — | #363 | 482 | |
| 1978 | — | #345 | 499 | |
| 1977 | — | #357 | 487 | |
| 1976 | — | #338 | 508 | |
| 1975 | — | #340 | 501 | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #313 | 582 |
| 1973 | — | #263 | 728 | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #254 | 786 |
| 1971 | #5,136 | 10 | #235 | 1,002 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #216 | 1,153 |
| 1969 | — | #203 | 1,225 | |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #194 | 1,219 |
| 1967 | #4,300 | 10 | #181 | 1,394 |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | #172 | 1,572 |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | #161 | 1,846 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #146 | 2,246 |
| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 | #141 | 2,398 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #136 | 2,587 |
| 1961 | #4,009 | 11 | #147 | 2,374 |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 | #148 | 2,397 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #141 | 2,466 |
| 1958 | — | #144 | 2,405 | |
| 1957 | — | #150 | 2,296 | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #149 | 2,137 |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #156 | 1,856 |
| 1954 | #3,967 | 9 | #167 | 1,721 |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #166 | 1,636 |
| 1952 | — | #164 | 1,618 | |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #181 | 1,323 |
| 1950 | — | #180 | 1,233 | |
| 1949 | — | #194 | 1,071 | |
| 1948 | — | #193 | 1,027 | |
| 1947 | — | #182 | 1,120 | |
| 1946 | — | #195 | 888 | |
| 1945 | — | #202 | 715 | |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #201 | 741 |
| 1943 | — | #198 | 813 | |
| 1942 | — | #210 | 717 | |
| 1941 | — | #202 | 676 | |
| 1940 | — | #216 | 578 | |
| 1939 | — | #234 | 495 | |
| 1938 | — | #264 | 435 | |
| 1937 | — | #272 | 405 | |
| 1936 | — | #254 | 437 | |
| 1935 | — | #289 | 351 | |
| 1934 | — | #349 | 249 | |
| 1933 | — | #388 | 197 | |
| 1932 | — | #386 | 209 | |
| 1931 | — | #422 | 179 | |
| 1930 | — | #459 | 166 | |
| 1929 | — | #499 | 138 | |
| 1928 | — | #537 | 128 | |
| 1927 | — | #553 | 124 | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #548 | 123 |
| 1925 | — | #562 | 121 | |
| 1924 | — | #691 | 89 | |
| 1923 | — | #644 | 99 | |
| 1922 | — | #648 | 98 | |
| 1921 | — | #804 | 71 | |
| 1920 | — | #667 | 91 | |
| 1919 | — | #822 | 63 | |
| 1918 | — | #909 | 53 | |
| 1917 | — | #855 | 56 | |
| 1916 | — | #803 | 59 | |
| 1915 | — | #916 | 46 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,153 | 25 | |
| 1913 | — | #806 | 35 | |
| 1912 | — | #970 | 22 | |
| 1911 | — | #759 | 18 | |
| 1910 | — | #981 | 11 | |
| 1909 | — | #804 | 13 | |
| 1908 | — | #877 | 10 | |
| 1907 | — | #999 | 8 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,111 | 6 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #910 | 7 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,013 | 6 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Kent! It came in at #936, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1890, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Kent is popular in 1968
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#59 · 1 in 214
- Kansas#74 · 1 in 329
- Iowa#78 · 1 in 376
- Nebraska#88 · 1 in 426
- Indiana#97 · 1 in 549
Best ever in a state: #24 in Utah, 1940.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #59 | 23 | 1 in 214 |
| Kansas | #74 | 47 | 1 in 329 |
| Iowa | #78 | 60 | 1 in 376 |
| Nebraska | #88 | 26 | 1 in 426 |
| Indiana | #97 | 80 | 1 in 549 |
| Colorado | #98 | 37 | 1 in 481 |
| Minnesota | #102 | 49 | 1 in 631 |
| Vermont | #103 | 5 | 1 in 622 |
| South Dakota | #104 | 10 | 1 in 484 |
| Wisconsin | #110 | 48 | 1 in 739 |
| Utah | #124 | 18 | 1 in 581 |
| Oregon | #125 | 22 | 1 in 679 |
| Missouri | #129 | 47 | 1 in 778 |
| Washington | #133 | 32 | 1 in 830 |
| Oklahoma | #153 | 21 | 1 in 872 |
| Idaho | #154 | 7 | 1 in 765 |
| Illinois | #159 | 89 | 1 in 1,026 |
| Montana | #179 | 5 | 1 in 996 |
| Ohio | #179 | 60 | 1 in 1,505 |
| Hawaii | #185 | 7 | 1 in 837 |
| Michigan | #186 | 50 | 1 in 1,524 |
| Arkansas | #197 | 13 | 1 in 1,148 |
| Kentucky | #198 | 18 | 1 in 1,507 |
| Arizona | #207 | 13 | 1 in 1,113 |
| District of Columbia | #217 | 7 | 1 in 1,694 |
| Pennsylvania | #226 | 35 | 1 in 2,589 |
| California | #231 | 107 | 1 in 1,563 |
| Connecticut | #231 | 8 | 1 in 2,806 |
| Louisiana | #247 | 24 | 1 in 1,433 |
| Mississippi | #250 | 12 | 1 in 1,679 |
| Tennessee | #251 | 15 | 1 in 2,172 |
| North Carolina | #255 | 21 | 1 in 2,068 |
| Texas | #270 | 62 | 1 in 1,651 |
| Maryland | #277 | 9 | 1 in 3,082 |
| Alabama | #278 | 13 | 1 in 2,229 |
| Virginia | #313 | 11 | 1 in 3,313 |
| New Jersey | #319 | 13 | 1 in 4,049 |
| Florida | #321 | 17 | 1 in 2,792 |
| Massachusetts | #323 | 6 | 1 in 7,598 |
| New York | #343 | 35 | 1 in 4,222 |
| South Carolina | #362 | 6 | 1 in 3,728 |
| Georgia | #370 | 11 | 1 in 3,722 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kent
- 23 spots since 2024 (#1,631 → #1,654)
- 231 spots since 2020 (#1,423 → #1,654)
- 472 spots since 2015 (#1,182 → #1,654)
- Biggest jump: 237 spots in 1915 (#1,153 → #916)
- Biggest drop: 347 spots in 1914 (#806 → #1,153)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1962 at #136 (2,587 births)
- Births halved by 1968, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 101 yrs · run 1915–2003
- Highest: 1 in 800 boys born in 1962 were named Kent (0.13%)
- Latest: 1 in 16,912 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 27.8% of all boys named Kent (19,258) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #936 (1885) | #936 |
| 1890s | 31 | #766 (1891) | #927 |
| 1900s | 55 | #804 (1909) | #1,003 |
| 1910s | 388 | #759 (1911) | #897 |
| 1920s | 1,082 | #499 (1929) | #615 |
| 1930s | 3,123 | #234 (1939) | #332 |
| 1940s | 8,346 | #182 (1947) | #199 |
| 1950s | 18,691 | #141 (1959) | #160 |
| 1960s | 19,258 | #136 (1962) | #163 |
| 1970s | 6,728 | #216 (1970) | #302 |
| 1980s | 4,999 | #334 (1983) | #374 |
| 1990s | 2,902 | #488 (1990) | #625 |
| 2000s | 1,615 | #773 (2000) | #1,062 |
| 2010s | 1,425 | #1,128 (2013) | #1,269 |
| 2020s | 674 | #1,407 (2021) | #1,554 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Kent in 1968
Top girls' names in 1968
Top boys' names in 1968
More about 1968
girls
1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 273,398 of them was named Kent, which outranked 23.8% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,642Zachary7
- #5,642Zanita7
- #5,642Zenja7
- #6,246Kent6
- #6,246Abigayle6
- #6,246Acquanetta6
- #6,246Adana6
- #7,016Abelina5
- #7,016Adah5
- #7,016Adaline5
Tied with 769 names at #6,246; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 1,426 of them was named Kent, which outranked 95.9% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.