Is Kent a boy or girl name?

Kent is primarily a boy name in U.S. records: about 0% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Kent?

The average Kent alive today is an estimated 58 years old. People named Kent were most often born around 1962.

When was the name Kent most popular?

Kent peaked in 1962 with 2,592 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Kent have?

In one report's words: pressed, compact, flinty. Kent ranks #895 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Kent — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe | Understand Your Name

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Origin & Meaning

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Derived from the ancient English county name, meaning border or coastal district. In the United States, it shifted from a surname to a first name in the late nineteenth century. Scandinavian immigrants also adopted it as a short form of Kenneth.

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1885–2025

SSA Data

1885 peak: 2,592 souls, A.D. 1962 2025

2025: 101 born, falling ↘

Estimated Age

58 yrs

Most Kents were born around 1962 — taped songs off the radio and timed it well.

Peak Reign

1962

№136 that year

Generation

Boomer, 49%

then Gen X 25% · Millennial 13%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈69K ever born · now falling

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Kent grew up with

SSA Data

the moon landing on a living-room TV·AM radio countdowns·slot cars

Generation Distribution — Living Kents

SSA Data

Silent 5%Boomer 49%Gen X 25%Millennial 13%Gen Z 5%Gen Alpha 3%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Kent peaked in 1962.

Estimated average age: 58.

What people think

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Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates

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Vintage Modern

Formal Casual

Soft Strong

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In your mind, Kent sounds more like a —

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Public Opinion Ledger

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The public has not yet weighed in on Kent. Early ballots carry the most weight.

First Impressions

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Kent carries the clean geometry of an early aerospace schematic. It belongs primarily to men in their late fifties who arrived while lunar missions dominated evening broadcasts. The name sounds like an answer given without unnecessary hand gestures. It is difficult to shout and nearly impossible to misspell.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

Peak adoption landed squarely in 1962, when about three thousand newborn boys received the name in a single calendar year.

Field Note 02

Nearly half of all living bearers belong to the Baby Boom generation, putting the typical age today right at fifty-eight.

Field Note 03

Recent tallies hover around one hundred births a year, leaving the name to quietly age in place rather than rotate back into nurseries.

Notable Kents

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Kent Hrbekbaseball player, b. 1960

Kent Naganoorchestral conductor, b. 1951

Kent Harufnovelist, b. 1943

Adjacent Names

Brent · Kirk · Todd · Kurt · Dale · Glen

Ephemera — If Kent were a…

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City

Huntsville

Fabric

Dacron-cotton blend

Tool

Lead drafting pencil

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