How Many People Are Named Kent?
people named Kent are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,810 people in the US has this name
Based on 69,493 babies named Kent in Social Security records from 1885 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
2,592 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally derived from Kent, the name of a county in England, which may be derived from a Brythonic word meaning "coastal district".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Kent (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kent alive today is about 57 years old, and 56% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 48 and 68 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kent first appears in the records in 1885 and was given most often in 1962, to 2,592 babies. In 2025, 101 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1885 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kent has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #136, in 1962. In 2025 it ranked #1,659.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,659 |
| Best rank | #136 (1962) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #160 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kent alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kent were born in California than in any other state: about 4,983 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kent was given 6.6 times as often in Utah, 4.3 times in Idaho and 3.6 times in North Dakota.
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