How Many People Are Named Kenton?
An estimated 9,485 people in the United States have the first name Kenton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Kenton peaked in popularity in 2014 with 188 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kenton 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 Kenton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
9,485
About 1 in 36,136 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
2014
188 births
Total Registered
11,187
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kenton
Kenton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 11,187 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kenton as a male name
Ranked #2,117 in 2024
70 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (188 births)
Kenton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kenton span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,493 babies were registered. While Kenton is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kenton by Decade
How has Kenton 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.
Kenton by State
Birth registrations for Kenton span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Wyoming, South Dakota, Idaho. On average, about 172 Kentons were registered per state.
Kenton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kenton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kenton
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kenton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kenton?
We estimate approximately 9,485 people named Kenton 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 36,136 Americans share this first name.
Is Kenton a common name?
Kenton is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,187 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kenton most popular?
Kenton reached peak popularity in 2014, when 188 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kenton is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kenton a male name?
Kenton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kenton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kenton Smith, Kenton Johnson, Kenton 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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