Kent
Boy name
Kent meaning
corner, rim
Kent at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,625 in 2024
Kent popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | #936 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1910 | #981 | 11 |
| 1920 | #667 | 91 |
| 1930 | #459 | 166 |
| 1940 | #216 | 578 |
| 1950 | #180 | 1,233 |
| 1960 | #148 | 2,398 |
| 1962 | #136 | 2,588 |
| 1970 | #216 | 1,152 |
| 1980 | #357 | 497 |
| 1990 | #488 | 394 |
| 2000 | #773 | 215 |
| 2010 | #1,323 | 129 |
| 2020 | #1,422 | 121 |
| 2024 | #1,625 | 104 |
All 128 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | #936 | 5 |
| 1891 | #766 | 7 |
| 1893 | #768 | 8 |
| 1894 | #1,074 | 5 |
| 1895 | #978 | 6 |
| 1899 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1902 | #1,013 | 6 |
| 1903 | #910 | 7 |
| 1906 | #1,111 | 6 |
| 1907 | #999 | 8 |
| 1908 | #877 | 10 |
| 1909 | #804 | 13 |
| 1910 | #981 | 11 |
| 1911 | #759 | 18 |
| 1912 | #970 | 22 |
| 1913 | #806 | 35 |
| 1914 | #1,153 | 25 |
| 1915 | #916 | 46 |
| 1916 | #803 | 59 |
| 1917 | #855 | 56 |
| 1918 | #909 | 53 |
| 1919 | #822 | 63 |
| 1920 | #667 | 91 |
| 1921 | #804 | 71 |
| 1922 | #648 | 98 |
| 1923 | #644 | 99 |
| 1924 | #691 | 89 |
| 1925 | #562 | 121 |
| 1926 | #548 | 123 |
| 1927 | #553 | 124 |
| 1928 | #537 | 128 |
| 1929 | #499 | 138 |
| 1930 | #459 | 166 |
| 1931 | #422 | 179 |
| 1932 | #386 | 209 |
| 1933 | #388 | 197 |
| 1934 | #349 | 249 |
| 1935 | #289 | 351 |
| 1936 | #254 | 437 |
| 1937 | #272 | 405 |
| 1938 | #264 | 435 |
| 1939 | #234 | 495 |
| 1940 | #216 | 578 |
| 1941 | #202 | 676 |
| 1942 | #210 | 717 |
| 1943 | #198 | 813 |
| 1944 | #201 | 741 |
| 1945 | #202 | 715 |
| 1946 | #195 | 888 |
| 1947 | #182 | 1,120 |
| 1948 | #193 | 1,027 |
| 1949 | #194 | 1,071 |
| 1950 | #180 | 1,233 |
| 1951 | #181 | 1,323 |
| 1952 | #164 | 1,618 |
| 1953 | #166 | 1,636 |
| 1954 | #167 | 1,721 |
| 1955 | #156 | 1,856 |
| 1956 | #149 | 2,137 |
| 1957 | #150 | 2,296 |
| 1958 | #144 | 2,404 |
| 1959 | #141 | 2,467 |
| 1960 | #148 | 2,398 |
| 1961 | #147 | 2,374 |
| 1962 | #136 | 2,588 |
| 1963 | #141 | 2,399 |
| 1964 | #146 | 2,246 |
| 1965 | #161 | 1,846 |
| 1966 | #172 | 1,572 |
| 1967 | #181 | 1,394 |
| 1968 | #194 | 1,219 |
| 1969 | #203 | 1,225 |
| 1970 | #216 | 1,152 |
| 1971 | #235 | 1,003 |
| 1972 | #254 | 786 |
| 1973 | #263 | 728 |
| 1974 | #313 | 582 |
| 1975 | #340 | 502 |
| 1976 | #338 | 508 |
| 1977 | #357 | 487 |
| 1978 | #345 | 499 |
| 1979 | #363 | 482 |
| 1980 | #357 | 497 |
| 1981 | #354 | 498 |
| 1982 | #337 | 559 |
| 1983 | #334 | 556 |
| 1984 | #340 | 549 |
| 1985 | #349 | 532 |
| 1986 | #392 | 465 |
| 1987 | #414 | 444 |
| 1988 | #420 | 461 |
| 1989 | #449 | 438 |
| 1990 | #488 | 394 |
| 1991 | #526 | 365 |
| 1992 | #527 | 369 |
| 1993 | #559 | 331 |
| 1994 | #597 | 301 |
| 1995 | #702 | 227 |
| 1996 | #650 | 257 |
| 1997 | #680 | 239 |
| 1998 | #721 | 228 |
| 1999 | #799 | 191 |
| 2000 | #773 | 215 |
| 2001 | #891 | 177 |
| 2002 | #948 | 169 |
| 2003 | #883 | 192 |
| 2004 | #1,029 | 159 |
| 2005 | #1,073 | 154 |
| 2006 | #1,202 | 139 |
| 2007 | #1,187 | 148 |
| 2008 | #1,240 | 140 |
| 2009 | #1,390 | 122 |
| 2010 | #1,323 | 129 |
| 2011 | #1,296 | 132 |
| 2012 | #1,448 | 114 |
| 2013 | #1,128 | 161 |
| 2014 | #1,225 | 149 |
| 2015 | #1,182 | 157 |
| 2016 | #1,164 | 164 |
| 2017 | #1,293 | 140 |
| 2018 | #1,199 | 157 |
| 2019 | #1,430 | 122 |
| 2020 | #1,422 | 121 |
| 2021 | #1,407 | 130 |
| 2022 | #1,540 | 116 |
| 2023 | #1,666 | 102 |
| 2024 | #1,625 | 104 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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