Kent Boy
How popular is Kent?
#1,654 boy name in 2025
101 baby boys were named Kent in the US in 2025, making it the 1654th most popular boy name.
50,974living people named Kent (est.)
63median age of people named Kent
69,493babies named Kent since 1880
1 in 32,825US babies born in 2025
Kent popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,654 for boys (▼ 23 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 101 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-36% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,182 in 2015, #1,423 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1962 (2,587 boys) |
| Highest rank | #136 in 1962 |
| First recorded | 1885 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Kent is most popular
Babies named Kent per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Utah: 0.1 per 1,000 (14 boys)
- Indiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (14 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (56 boys)
Kent by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #935 |
| 1890s | 31 | #765 |
| 1900s | 55 | #804 |
| 1910s | 388 | #758 |
| 1920s | 1,082 | #499 |
| 1930s | 3,123 | #234 |
| 1940s | 8,346 | #182 |
| 1950s | 18,691 | #141 |
| 1960s | 19,258 | #136 |
| 1970s | 6,728 | #216 |
| 1980s | 4,999 | #334 |
| 1990s | 2,902 | #487 |
| 2000s | 1,615 | #771 |
| 2010s | 1,425 | #1,128 |
| 2020s | 674 | #1,407 |
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Questions
- Is Kent a boy or girl name?
- Kent is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kent were boys.
- How popular is the name Kent?
- 101 baby boys were named Kent in the US in 2025, making it the 1654th most popular boy name.
- When was Kent most popular?
- Kent peaked in 1962, when 2,587 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #136 in 1962.
- How many people are named Kent?
- 69,493 babies have been named Kent in the US since 1880. We estimate about 50,974 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
- Where is Kent most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kent was most common in Utah, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.