Kent

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Kent is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 69,396 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 69,225 as boys and 171 as girls. Kent gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1962 and has since declined significantly. It is the #883 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 104
2023 102
2022 116
2021 130
2020 121
2019 122
2018 157
2017 140
2016 164
2015 157
2014 149
2013 161
2012 114
2011 132
2010 129
2009 122
2008 140
2007 148
2006 139
2005 154
2004 159
2003 192
2002 169
2001 177
2000 215
1999 191
1998 228
1997 239
1996 257
1995 227
1994 301
1993 331
1992 369
1991 365
1990 394
1989 438
1988 461
1987 444
1986 465
1985 532
1984 554
1983 561
1982 565
1981 503
1980 497
1979 482
1978 499
1977 487
1976 508
1975 502
1974 587
1973 728
1972 791
1971 1,013
1970 1,158
1969 1,225
1968 1,225
1967 1,404
1966 1,584
1965 1,854
1964 2,254
1963 2,408
1962 2,593
1961 2,385
1960 2,404
1959 2,475
1958 2,404
1957 2,296
1956 2,142
1955 1,862
1954 1,730
1953 1,641
1952 1,618
1951 1,329
1950 1,233
1949 1,071
1948 1,027
1947 1,120
1946 888
1945 715
1944 746
1943 813
1942 717
1941 676
1940 578
1939 495
1938 435
1937 405
1936 437
1935 351
1934 249
1933 197
1932 209
1931 179
1930 166
1929 138
1928 128
1927 124
1926 128
1925 121
1924 89
1923 99
1922 98
1921 71
1920 91
1919 63
1918 53
1917 56
1916 59
1915 46
1914 25
1913 35
1912 22
1911 18
1910 11
1909 13
1908 10
1907 8
1906 6
1903 7
1902 6
1900 5
1899 5
1895 6
1894 5
1893 8
1891 7
1885 5