Kent
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Kent
Kent is a no-nonsense, brief, brisk one-syllable name, almost as curt as Kurt.
Kent is also given to girls.
Pronounced KENT.
As of October 2026, Kent ranked #11225 for girls in US births in 1984 and #1659 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3833 for girls in 1966 and #136 for boys in 1962.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #1,227 | 149 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #1,184 | 157 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #1,164 | 164 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #1,297 | 140 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #1,201 | 157 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #1,437 | 122 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #1,430 | 121 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #1,415 | 130 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #1,542 | 116 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #1,674 | 102 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #1,631 | 104 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #1,659 | 101 |
World rankings
Kent for boys
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Kent on lists
Famous Kents
- Kent BrantlyBoy
American physician and humanitarian
- Kent BoydBoy
American dancer
- Kent Alan HrbekBoy
American baseball player
- Kenneth Lamont "Kent" Bazemore Jr.Boy
American basketball player
- (Frank) Kent SmithBoy
American actor
- (James) Kent HullBoy
American NFL football player
- (Daryl) Kent JonesBoy
American rapper
- (Gaylord) Kent ConradBoy
U.S. Senator from North Dakota
- Kent Jason DesormeauxBoy
American jockey
- Kent Gemmell DouglasBoy
Canadian ice hockey player
- Jason Kent BatemanBoy
American actor
- Kent JohnsonBoy
Canadian ice hockey player
Kent in pop culture
- Kent Brockman (born Kenny Brockelstein)Boy
news anchor on TV's "The Simpsons"
- Kent McFullerBoy
character in "Before I Fall"
- Kent NelsonBoy
also known as Doctor Fate, character in DC Universe
- Clark KentBoy
also known as Superman, character in DC Universe
- KentBoy
Swedish rock band
- KentBoy
England
- Kent "Parse" ParsonBoy
character in webcomic "Check, Please!"
- Kent CappBoy
character in "Sims" series
- Grayson KentBoy
character in "Drop Dead Diva"
- KentBoy
character in the video game "Stardew Valley"