Is Kent a boy or girl name?
Kent is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 104 boys were named Kent, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 69,396 US babies named Kent were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,631
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kent since 1885
- 69,396
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 2,593 babies
Boys and girls named Kent, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 31 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 55 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 388 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,082 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 1930s | 3,123 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 8,346 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1950s | 18,691 | 39 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 19,261 | 75 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 6,729 | 26 | 0.4% |
| 1980s | 4,999 | 21 | 0.4% |
| 1990s | 2,902 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,615 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,425 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 573 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 104 | #1,631 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 102 | #1,674 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 116 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 130 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 121 | #1,430 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 122 | #1,437 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 157 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 140 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 164 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 157 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 149 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 161 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 114 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 132 | #1,300 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 129 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 122 | #1,400 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 140 | #1,245 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 148 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 139 | #1,209 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 154 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 159 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 192 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 169 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 177 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 215 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 191 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 228 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 239 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 257 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 227 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 301 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 331 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 369 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 365 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 394 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 438 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 461 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 444 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 465 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 532 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 549 | #341 | 5 | #11,225 |
| 1983 | 556 | #335 | 5 | #11,072 |
| 1982 | 559 | #337 | 6 | #9,789 |
| 1981 | 498 | #355 | 5 | #11,198 |
| 1980 | 497 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 482 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 499 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 487 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 508 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 502 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 582 | #313 | 5 | #9,397 |
| 1973 | 728 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 786 | #254 | 5 | #8,865 |
| 1971 | 1,003 | #235 | 10 | #5,293 |
| 1970 | 1,152 | #216 | 6 | #7,485 |
| 1969 | 1,225 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 1,219 | #194 | 6 | #6,601 |
| 1967 | 1,394 | #181 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1966 | 1,572 | #172 | 12 | #3,833 |
| 1965 | 1,846 | #161 | 8 | #5,043 |
| 1964 | 2,246 | #146 | 8 | #5,213 |
| 1963 | 2,399 | #141 | 9 | #4,695 |
| 1962 | 2,588 | #136 | 5 | #7,035 |
| 1961 | 2,374 | #147 | 11 | #4,125 |
| 1960 | 2,398 | #148 | 6 | #6,018 |
| 1959 | 2,467 | #141 | 8 | #4,816 |
| 1958 | 2,404 | #144 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 2,296 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 2,137 | #149 | 5 | #6,420 |
| 1955 | 1,856 | #156 | 6 | #5,512 |
| 1954 | 1,721 | #167 | 9 | #4,124 |
| 1953 | 1,636 | #166 | 5 | #6,096 |
| 1952 | 1,618 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 1,323 | #182 | 6 | #5,140 |
| 1950 | 1,233 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 1,071 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 1,027 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 1,120 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 888 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 715 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 741 | #202 | 5 | #4,912 |
| 1943 | 813 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 717 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 676 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 578 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 495 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 435 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 405 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 437 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 351 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 249 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 197 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 209 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 179 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 166 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 138 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 128 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 124 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 123 | #549 | 5 | #5,251 |
| 1925 | 121 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 89 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 99 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 98 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 71 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 91 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 63 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 53 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 56 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 59 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 46 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 25 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 35 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 22 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 18 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 11 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 13 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 10 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 7 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kent reached #136 in 1962. As a girl name, it reached #3,833 in 1966. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kent
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.