Infographic of Kent name meaning, which is “A shepherd,” in allusion to the Scottish kent, a staff used by shepherds.
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Kent Name Popularity

How popular is the name Kent? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 5 0.0009%
1914 — 0 0%
1915 — 0 0%
1916 — 27 0.0028%
1917 — 10 0.001%
1918 — 5 0.0005%
1919 — 10 0.001%
1920 — 27 0.0024%
1921 — 17 0.0015%
1922 — 40 0.0036%
1923 — 44 0.0039%
1924 — 19 0.0016%
1925 — 60 0.0053%
1926 — 68 0.0062%
1927 — 71 0.0064%
1928 — 74 0.0069%
1929 — 77 0.0074%
1930 — 109 0.0104%
1931 — 123 0.0125%
1932 — 138 0.014%
1933 — 160 0.0172%
1934 — 191 0.0198%
1935 — 300 0.0309%
1936 — 396 0.0411%
1937 — 353 0.0358%
1938 — 389 0.038%
1939 — 449 0.0441%
1940 — 554 0.0521%
1941 — 643 0.0571%
1942 — 671 0.0531%
1943 — 777 0.0595%
1944 — 699 0.0564%
1945 — 662 0.0543%
1946 — 867 0.0588%
1947 — 1,078 0.0646%
1948 — 993 0.0622%
1949 — 1,045 0.065%
1950 — 1,218 0.0756%
1951 — 1,305 0.077%
1952 — 1,607 0.0921%
1953 — 1,623 0.0917%
1954 — 1,712 0.0937%
1955 — 1,846 0.1004%
1956 — 2,123 0.1124%
1957 — 2,293 0.1192%
1958 — 2,388 0.1264%
1959 — 2,459 0.1294%
1960 — 2,386 0.1259%
1961 — 2,361 0.1251%
1962 — 2,584 0.1407%
1963 — 2,391 0.1332%
1964 — 2,235 0.127%
1965 — 1,840 0.1125%
1966 — 1,546 0.099%
1967 — 1,381 0.091%
1968 — 1,199 0.0798%
1969 — 1,205 0.0782%
1970 — 1,135 0.0713%
1971 — 979 0.0652%
1972 — 761 0.0559%
1973 — 704 0.0543%
1974 — 547 0.0421%
1975 — 470 0.0366%
1976 — 471 0.0365%
1977 — 442 0.0328%
1978 — 461 0.0343%
1979 — 440 0.0312%
1980 — 455 0.0311%
1981 — 458 0.0312%
1982 — 525 0.0351%
1983 — 511 0.0346%
1984 — 519 0.0349%
1985 — 506 0.0333%
1986 — 420 0.0278%
1987 — 408 0.0267%
1988 — 418 0.0268%
1989 — 412 0.0255%
1990 — 364 0.022%
1991 — 306 0.0188%
1992 — 318 0.0199%
1993 — 275 0.0176%
1994 — 240 0.0156%
1995 — 157 0.0104%
1996 — 197 0.0132%
1997 — 194 0.0131%
1998 — 174 0.0116%
1999 — 140 0.0093%
2000 — 160 0.0105%
2001 — 112 0.0074%
2002 — 115 0.0077%
2003 — 130 0.0085%
2004 — 108 0.0071%
2005 — 93 0.0061%
2006 — 88 0.0056%
2007 — 95 0.006%
2008 — 85 0.0055%
2009 — 67 0.0045%
2010 — 72 0.005%
2011 — 65 0.0046%
2012 — 62 0.0044%
2013 — 100 0.007%
2014 — 78 0.0054%
2015 — 95 0.0065%
2016 — 115 0.008%
2017 — 80 0.0057%
2018 — 104 0.0076%
2019 — 62 0.0046%
2020 — 59 0.0046%
2021 — 73 0.006%
2022 — 58 0.0044%
2023 — 47 0.0036%

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What names are variants of Kent?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Kennt

Edge

English

Kentrell

Edge

English

Kentt

Edge

English

What names sound like Kent?

If you like how Kent sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Kent.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Kennet

Fire born; good-looking

Irish

Quent

Fifth

Latin

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1 Comment

  1. We wanted a family name but most of them were already taken. We dug a little deeper and found that my Grandfather’s middle name is Kent.

    What I dislike is there isn’t a nickname. What I love about it is that it’s an old name, a strong name, it’s unique without being “trendy.”

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