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Kent

“Corner or rim” — Proto-Celtic via Latin and Old English origin

Boy's name · #1654 in the US (2025) · Retro

Kent has appeared in US records since 1885 — best rank #136 (1962) · 69,322 babies named Kent all-time · 1 in 17,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 16,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kents

• Kent Beck — American software engineer
• Kent Nielsen — Danish footballer
• Kent Conrad — American politician (born 1948)
• Kent Bazemore — American basketball player
• Kent Hovind — American Christian fundamentalist and Young Earth Creationist

In stories & tradition

• Kent Brockman — The Simpsons
• Kent (The Shadow) — Detective Story Magazine · The Living Shadow
• Kent Nelson — Injustice 2 · Smallville

What Kents become

Among 641 notable people named Kent:

Athletes appear 1.7× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kent Nielsen, Danish footballer.

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