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Kenton
OriginEnglish
Meaning"the royal settlement"
US Rank#1758
2025 SSA
About Kenton
Although Kenton has the trendy K beginning and on ending, and a jazz reference to Stan Kenton, it still manages to sound stiff and old-fashioned.
Pronounced KEN-tun.
As of October 2026, Kenton ranked #1758 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #587 in 1958.
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US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,056 | 188 | 97.9 |
| 2015 | #1,081 | 182 | 95 |
| 2016 | #1,196 | 159 | 83.8 |
| 2017 | #1,319 | 137 | 74 |
| 2018 | #1,378 | 128 | 70.5 |
| 2019 | #1,403 | 126 | 70.2 |
| 2020 | #1,483 | 115 | 66.6 |
| 2021 | #1,703 | 96 | 54.9 |
| 2022 | #1,739 | 96 | 55 |
| 2023 | #2,020 | 75 | 43.8 |
| 2024 | #2,117 | 70 | 40.6 |
| 2025 | #1,758 | 92 | 53.9 |
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