Kenton
Kenton was the 1758th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 587th; the most babies were born in 2014 (188). Over the last ten years it has moved down 677 places. More babies were named Kenton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,758 boys, down 275 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 92boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014188 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,280babies recorded
Kenton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,758 | 92 |
| 2020 | #1,483 | 115 |
| 2010 | #1,478 | 111 |
| 2000 | #1,031 | 142 |
| 1990 | #869 | 139 |
| 1980 | #797 | 121 |
| 1970 | #820 | 98 |
| 1960 | #622 | 157 |
| 1950 | #692 | 98 |
| 1940 | #1,116 | 35 |
| 1930 | #1,784 | 18 |
| 1920 | #1,667 | 22 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kenton, counting every spelling?
Kenton is the most common spelling of a name family that had 92 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 92 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenton | 92 | #1,758 | 429 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kenton?
92 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kenton (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kenton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 91 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kenton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kenton?
About 9,200 people born in the US named Kenton are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 18 and 57. That makes Kenton mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kenton by state
How common Kenton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (5.0×), Indiana (3.6×), Pennsylvania (2.9×), Ohio (1.8×). In 40 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kenton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kenton, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kenton
How popular is the name Kenton?
Kenton was the 1758th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 587th; the most babies were born in 2014 (188). Over the last ten years it has moved down 677 places. More babies were named Kenton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kenton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kenton in the US.
Where is Kenton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kenton was most common in Kentucky (0.25 per 1,000 boys), followed by Indiana and Pennsylvania.