Boys' name · peaked in 1962
Kent name popularity since 1925
68,566 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kent. Half of them were born in 1961 or earlier, so the typical Kent is about 65 years old in 2026. Kent peaked in 1962 as the #136 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 68,566
- Named Kent, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,659 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 171 girls · 68,395 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 5.12× its national share
Peak year is the year Kent made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kent births per year, 1925–2025
1962 was the biggest year for Kent both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1931 and 1936, Kent became 2.4× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 1970 and 1975, its share of baby boys fell by 48%, from 1 in 1,610 to 1 in 3,120.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kent's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kent.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kent in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 5 | 634 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 3,123 | #290 |
| 1940s | 5 | 8,346 | #202 |
| 1950s | 39 | 18,691 | #156 |
| 1960s | 75 | 19,258 | #161 |
| 1970s | 26 | 6,728 | #341 |
| 1980s | 21 | 4,999 | #350 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,902 | #705 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,615 | #1,074 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,425 | #1,184 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 674 | #1,659 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
50.9% of babies named Kent from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Kent is most popular
The index compares Kent's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Kent.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 5.12× | 2,832 |
| North Dakota | 4.11× | 842 |
| Idaho | 4.06× | 1,051 |
| Nebraska | 3.65× | 1,664 |
| Iowa | 3.15× | 2,606 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kent's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kent.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kent (1962).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data