How Many People Are Named Gent?
An estimated 35 people in the United States have the first name Gent. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Gent peaked in popularity in 2005 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gent as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gent paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gent is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
35
About 1 in 9,792,981 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2005
7 births
Total Registered
40
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gent
Gent is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 40 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gent as a male name
Ranked #12,844 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2005 (7 births)
Gent: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gent span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 18 babies were registered. Gent has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gent by Decade
How has Gent tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gent + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gent as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gent
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gent: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gent?
We estimate approximately 35 people named Gent are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 9,792,981 Americans share this first name.
Is Gent a common name?
Gent is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 48.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 40 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gent most popular?
Gent reached peak popularity in 2005, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gent is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gent a male name?
Gent is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gent Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gent Smith, Gent Johnson, Gent Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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