Kent

Given to 69,493 US babies since 1885

▼ Falling −20% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#1654

recorded as boys

23 since 2024

Babies in 2025

101

boys 101

Peak year

1962

2,587 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

69,493

since 1885

Born a Kent? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Kent was most popular in 1962, when 2,587 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 101 babies were named Kent, ranking #1654 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 20%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	101	1654
2024	<5	—	104	1631
2023	<5	—	102	1668
2022	<5	—	116	1540
2021	<5	—	130	1407
2020	<5	—	121	1423
2019	<5	—	122	1432
2018	<5	—	157	1199
2017	<5	—	140	1293
2016	<5	—	164	1164
2015	<5	—	157	1182
2014	<5	—	149	1225
2013	<5	—	161	1128
2012	<5	—	114	1448
2011	<5	—	132	1296
2010	<5	—	129	1323
2009	<5	—	122	1390
2008	<5	—	140	1240
2007	<5	—	148	1188
2006	<5	—	139	1202
2005	<5	—	154	1073
2004	<5	—	159	1029
2003	<5	—	192	883
2002	<5	—	169	948
2001	<5	—	177	891
2000	<5	—	215	773
1999	<5	—	191	799
1998	<5	—	228	722
1997	<5	—	239	680
1996	<5	—	257	650
1995	<5	—	227	702
1994	<5	—	301	597
1993	<5	—	331	559
1992	<5	—	369	527
1991	<5	—	365	526
1990	<5	—	394	488
1989	<5	—	438	448
1988	<5	—	461	420
1987	<5	—	444	414
1986	<5	—	465	392
1985	<5	—	532	349
1984	5	10422	549	341
1983	5	10275	556	334
1982	6	9237	559	337
1981	5	10411	498	353
1980	<5	—	497	356
1979	<5	—	482	363
1978	<5	—	499	345
1977	<5	—	487	357
1976	<5	—	508	338
1975	<5	—	501	340
1974	5	8775	582	313
1973	<5	—	728	263
1972	5	8292	786	254
1971	10	5136	1,002	235
1970	6	7070	1,153	216
1969	<5	—	1,225	203
1968	6	6246	1,219	194
1967	10	4300	1,394	181
1966	12	3740	1,572	172
1965	8	4831	1,846	161
1964	8	5008	2,246	146
1963	9	4539	2,398	141
1962	5	6578	2,587	136
1961	11	4009	2,374	147
1960	6	5696	2,397	148
1959	8	4625	2,466	141
1958	<5	—	2,405	144
1957	<5	—	2,296	150
1956	5	5952	2,137	149
1955	6	5208	1,856	156
1954	9	3967	1,721	167
1953	5	5673	1,636	166
1952	<5	—	1,618	164
1951	6	4833	1,323	181
1950	<5	—	1,233	180
1949	<5	—	1,071	194
1948	<5	—	1,027	193
1947	<5	—	1,120	182
1946	<5	—	888	195
1945	<5	—	715	202
1944	5	4574	741	201
1943	<5	—	813	198
1942	<5	—	717	210
1941	<5	—	676	202
1940	<5	—	578	216
1939	<5	—	495	234
1938	<5	—	435	264
1937	<5	—	405	272
1936	<5	—	437	254
1935	<5	—	351	289
1934	<5	—	249	349
1933	<5	—	197	388
1932	<5	—	209	386
1931	<5	—	179	422
1930	<5	—	166	459
1929	<5	—	138	499
1928	<5	—	128	537
1927	<5	—	124	553
1926	5	4851	123	548
1925	<5	—	121	562
1924	<5	—	89	691
1923	<5	—	99	644
1922	<5	—	98	648
1921	<5	—	71	804
1920	<5	—	91	667
1919	<5	—	63	822
1918	<5	—	53	909
1917	<5	—	56	855
1916	<5	—	59	803
1915	<5	—	46	916
1914	<5	—	25	1153
1913	<5	—	35	806
1912	<5	—	22	970
1911	<5	—	18	759
1910	<5	—	11	981
1909	<5	—	13	804
1908	<5	—	10	877
1907	<5	—	8	999
1906	<5	—	6	1111
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	7	910
1902	<5	—	6	1013
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	5	1310
1899	<5	—	5	1051
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	6	978
1894	<5	—	5	1074
1893	<5	—	8	768
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	7	766
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	5	936