Rank 2025
#1,758
among boys · ↑366 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
92
named Kenton · +31% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,566
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2014
188 babies
All-time total
11,280
#1,122 all-time among boys
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records
By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal
footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.
Where Kenton is most popular
Boys named Kenton per 1,000 boys born in
each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.050 per 1,000.
Strongest in Kentucky, Indiana, and Pennsylvania.
Vs national average well below below near national above well above no data
All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Kenton born
2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes
comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.
State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any
state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.
The story of Kenton
Kenton is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,758 in 2025 with 92 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.
Since 1912, 11,280 American babies have been named Kenton. Its peak came in 2014, when 188 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.
The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kenton stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.
