Kenton
Boy name
Kenton meaning
royal, enclosure; settlement, town
Kenton at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #2,112 in 2024
Kenton popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1920 | #1,642 | 22 |
| 1930 | #1,753 | 18 |
| 1940 | #1,107 | 35 |
| 1950 | #691 | 98 |
| 1958 | #586 | 174 |
| 1960 | #621 | 157 |
| 1970 | #818 | 98 |
| 1980 | #796 | 121 |
| 1990 | #869 | 139 |
| 2000 | #1,027 | 142 |
| 2010 | #1,470 | 111 |
| 2020 | #1,478 | 115 |
| 2024 | #2,112 | 70 |
All 113 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1913 | #1,676 | 11 |
| 1914 | #1,868 | 12 |
| 1915 | #1,878 | 15 |
| 1916 | #2,043 | 14 |
| 1917 | #1,986 | 15 |
| 1918 | #1,596 | 22 |
| 1919 | #1,481 | 24 |
| 1920 | #1,642 | 22 |
| 1921 | #1,475 | 26 |
| 1922 | #1,396 | 28 |
| 1923 | #2,020 | 16 |
| 1924 | #1,577 | 24 |
| 1925 | #1,279 | 32 |
| 1926 | #2,074 | 15 |
| 1927 | #1,647 | 22 |
| 1928 | #1,324 | 30 |
| 1929 | #1,480 | 24 |
| 1930 | #1,753 | 18 |
| 1931 | #959 | 47 |
| 1932 | #1,035 | 41 |
| 1933 | #1,052 | 38 |
| 1934 | #1,214 | 30 |
| 1935 | #992 | 41 |
| 1936 | #950 | 42 |
| 1937 | #932 | 45 |
| 1938 | #1,125 | 33 |
| 1939 | #916 | 46 |
| 1940 | #1,107 | 35 |
| 1941 | #960 | 44 |
| 1942 | #958 | 48 |
| 1943 | #787 | 69 |
| 1944 | #761 | 67 |
| 1945 | #809 | 59 |
| 1946 | #681 | 90 |
| 1947 | #719 | 91 |
| 1948 | #752 | 81 |
| 1949 | #692 | 97 |
| 1950 | #691 | 98 |
| 1951 | #610 | 133 |
| 1952 | #634 | 122 |
| 1953 | #640 | 124 |
| 1954 | #590 | 156 |
| 1955 | #616 | 145 |
| 1956 | #619 | 151 |
| 1957 | #625 | 150 |
| 1958 | #586 | 174 |
| 1959 | #619 | 157 |
| 1960 | #621 | 157 |
| 1961 | #669 | 136 |
| 1962 | #628 | 152 |
| 1963 | #596 | 174 |
| 1964 | #634 | 151 |
| 1965 | #653 | 129 |
| 1966 | #692 | 115 |
| 1967 | #677 | 121 |
| 1968 | #680 | 122 |
| 1969 | #742 | 111 |
| 1970 | #818 | 98 |
| 1971 | #763 | 116 |
| 1972 | #885 | 83 |
| 1973 | #860 | 85 |
| 1974 | #852 | 88 |
| 1975 | #870 | 91 |
| 1976 | #921 | 82 |
| 1977 | #875 | 93 |
| 1978 | #859 | 100 |
| 1979 | #882 | 98 |
| 1980 | #796 | 121 |
| 1981 | #837 | 110 |
| 1982 | #788 | 125 |
| 1983 | #709 | 146 |
| 1984 | #673 | 166 |
| 1985 | #761 | 136 |
| 1986 | #747 | 148 |
| 1987 | #752 | 147 |
| 1988 | #789 | 144 |
| 1989 | #809 | 150 |
| 1990 | #869 | 139 |
| 1991 | #841 | 152 |
| 1992 | #914 | 134 |
| 1993 | #933 | 133 |
| 1994 | #928 | 140 |
| 1995 | #873 | 156 |
| 1996 | #935 | 139 |
| 1997 | #931 | 145 |
| 1998 | #970 | 142 |
| 1999 | #1,048 | 132 |
| 2000 | #1,027 | 142 |
| 2001 | #1,191 | 114 |
| 2002 | #1,244 | 109 |
| 2003 | #1,134 | 133 |
| 2004 | #1,183 | 131 |
| 2005 | #1,272 | 122 |
| 2006 | #1,202 | 139 |
| 2007 | #1,341 | 125 |
| 2008 | #1,275 | 136 |
| 2009 | #1,186 | 152 |
| 2010 | #1,470 | 111 |
| 2011 | #1,264 | 136 |
| 2012 | #1,124 | 163 |
| 2013 | #1,115 | 163 |
| 2014 | #1,054 | 188 |
| 2015 | #1,080 | 182 |
| 2016 | #1,194 | 159 |
| 2017 | #1,313 | 137 |
| 2018 | #1,374 | 128 |
| 2019 | #1,401 | 126 |
| 2020 | #1,478 | 115 |
| 2021 | #1,697 | 96 |
| 2022 | #1,736 | 96 |
| 2023 | #2,012 | 75 |
| 2024 | #2,112 | 70 |
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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