The baby name Kent appears in baby name data for the United States from 1913 to 2024. It was most popular in 1963 with 3,457 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Kent has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1913 | 5 |
| 1916 | 32 |
| 1917 | 10 |
| 1919 | 10 |
| 1920 | 32 |
| 1921 | 17 |
| 1922 | 42 |
| 1923 | 44 |
| 1924 | 24 |
| 1925 | 68 |
| 1926 | 87 |
| 1927 | 94 |
| 1928 | 91 |
| 1929 | 109 |
| 1930 | 151 |
| 1931 | 177 |
| 1932 | 219 |
| 1933 | 214 |
| 1934 | 267 |
| 1935 | 445 |
| 1936 | 595 |
| 1937 | 523 |
| 1938 | 509 |
| 1939 | 641 |
| 1940 | 772 |
| 1941 | 974 |
| 1942 | 970 |
| 1943 | 1,048 |
| 1944 | 949 |
| 1945 | 889 |
| 1946 | 1,085 |
| 1947 | 1,439 |
| 1948 | 1,293 |
| 1949 | 1,344 |
| 1950 | 1,591 |
| 1951 | 1,649 |
| 1952 | 2,165 |
| 1953 | 2,253 |
| 1954 | 2,179 |
| 1955 | 2,618 |
| 1956 | 2,854 |
| 1957 | 2,950 |
| 1958 | 3,092 |
| 1959 | 3,104 |
| 1960 | 3,152 |
| 1961 | 3,097 |
| 1962 | 3,374 |
| 1963 | 3,457 |
| 1964 | 3,161 |
| 1965 | 2,434 |
| 1966 | 2,032 |
| 1967 | 1,798 |
| 1968 | 1,624 |
| 1969 | 1,605 |
| 1970 | 1,456 |
| 1971 | 1,288 |
| 1972 | 970 |
| 1973 | 893 |
| 1974 | 714 |
| 1975 | 577 |
| 1976 | 652 |
| 1977 | 592 |
| 1978 | 594 |
| 1979 | 620 |
| 1980 | 583 |
| 1981 | 527 |
| 1982 | 621 |
| 1983 | 610 |
| 1984 | 573 |
| 1985 | 535 |
| 1986 | 427 |
| 1987 | 428 |
| 1988 | 457 |
| 1989 | 462 |
| 1990 | 365 |
| 1991 | 328 |
| 1992 | 398 |
| 1993 | 289 |
| 1994 | 270 |
| 1995 | 138 |
| 1996 | 184 |
| 1997 | 205 |
| 1998 | 140 |
| 1999 | 130 |
| 2000 | 150 |
| 2001 | 116 |
| 2002 | 78 |
| 2003 | 122 |
| 2004 | 112 |
| 2005 | 93 |
| 2006 | 92 |
| 2007 | 106 |
| 2008 | 119 |
| 2009 | 66 |
| 2010 | 80 |
| 2011 | 67 |
| 2012 | 63 |
| 2013 | 103 |
| 2014 | 76 |
| 2015 | 116 |
| 2016 | 135 |
| 2017 | 109 |
| 2018 | 136 |
| 2019 | 43 |
| 2020 | 55 |
| 2021 | 76 |
| 2022 | 51 |
| 2023 | 44 |
| 2024 | 43 |