Masculine dossier · first seen 1912

Kenton

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Kenton
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2014

Peak era

2014

Peak rank proxy

188

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1912Peak 20142024

Peak year

2014

Decline from peak

62.8%

2024

All-time

11,187

Kenton is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2014, when 188 boys were named Kenton.

In 2024, only 70 boys were given the name.

Down 62.8% from its peak.

All told, about 11,187 Americans have been named Kenton and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1912.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2014

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