How popular is the name Kent?

Kent ranks 399th among boys' names in US records, with 69,396 births since 1885. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,313.

Is Kent a unisex name?

No. Kent is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1962, when 2,588 children were given the name. It has been in use for 140 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#399 of boy names

Pronounced K EH1 N T (ARPABET)

Kent is a boys' name, and first appears in 1885. It has been given to 69,396 children — the 399th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1962, when 2,588 children were given it.

1962Boys: 2,588Girls: 5

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Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Kent?: Kent ranks 399th among boys' names in US records, with 69,396 births since 1885. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,313.
Is Kent a unisex name?: No. Kent is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Kent most popular?: 1962, when 2,588 children were given the name. It has been in use for 140 years and is still recorded as of 2024.