First Name KENT

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • KENT is ranked as the 505th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 108,314.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 33.97 people named KENT for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 60% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named KENT is 56,006.
  • The SSA data also shows that KENT is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names KENT
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 108,314 +/-1.1%
  • National Rank 505
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 34.0

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 56,006
  • National Rank 753
  • Percentile Rank 99.19%
  • Proportion/100k 17.56

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name KENT is 81.3% White, 2.1% Hispanic origin, 11.7% Black, 2.9% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name KENT have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name KENT is included in the following name categories:
  • English surname
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Turkish surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name KENT

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 81.3% 63.9% 17.4%
Hispanic origin 2.1% 16.3% -14.2%
Black 11.7% 12.3% -0.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.9% 4.9% -2.0%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named KENT is California where 13,367 people have this name.
  • Utah is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named KENT, as 157.03 in every 100,000 Utahns have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Utah is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New Jersey (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names KENT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 5,478 42.53 99.2% Indiana 3,885 58.89 98.9% Iowa 2,673 86.04 99.0% Kansas 2,482 85.48 98.4% Michigan 2,813 28.39 99.3% Minnesota 3,466 63.52 99.2% Missouri 638 21.31 96.6% Nebraska 1,964 104.41 98.1% North Dakota 828 112.01 95.9% Ohio 3,385 29.2 98.8% South Dakota 646 75.66 94.8% Wisconsin 2,541 44.13 98.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name KENT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 5,478 42.53 99.2%
Indiana 3,885 58.89 98.9%
Iowa 2,673 86.04 99.0%
Kansas 2,482 85.48 98.4%
Michigan 2,813 28.39 99.3%
Minnesota 3,466 63.52 99.2%
Missouri 638 21.31 96.6%
Nebraska 1,964 104.41 98.1%
North Dakota 828 112.01 95.9%
Ohio 3,385 29.2 98.8%
South Dakota 646 75.66 94.8%
Wisconsin 2,541 44.13 98.9%
West State Statistics First-Names KENT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 494 67.02 93.9% Arizona 2,716 40.35 98.4% California 13,367 34.45 99.6% Colorado 3,289 61.41 98.8% Hawaii 584 41.14 97.7% Idaho 1,499 91.72 97.8% Montana 651 63.61 95.5% Nevada 908 31.98 97.2% New Mexico 798 38.25 95.9% Oregon 1,987 50.05 98.3% Utah 4,621 157.03 99.2% Washington 3,197 45.27 99.2% Wyoming 550 94.18 95.3%

West States
State stats for the first name KENT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 494 67.02 93.9%
Arizona 2,716 40.35 98.4%
California 13,367 34.45 99.6%
Colorado 3,289 61.41 98.8%
Hawaii 584 41.14 97.7%
Idaho 1,499 91.72 97.8%
Montana 651 63.61 95.5%
Nevada 908 31.98 97.2%
New Mexico 798 38.25 95.9%
Oregon 1,987 50.05 98.3%
Utah 4,621 157.03 99.2%
Washington 3,197 45.27 99.2%
Wyoming 550 94.18 95.3%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names KENT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 501 13.92 96.7% Maine 265 19.91 92.2% Massachusetts 985 14.61 97.4% New Hampshire 168 12.68 91.3% New Jersey 709 7.93 97.2% New York 2,650 13.42 99.1% Pennsylvania 2,220 17.36 98.7% Rhode Island 128 12.09 91.2% Vermont 149 23.77 93.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name KENT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 501 13.92 96.7%
Maine 265 19.91 92.2%
Massachusetts 985 14.61 97.4%
New Hampshire 168 12.68 91.3%
New Jersey 709 7.93 97.2%
New York 2,650 13.42 99.1%
Pennsylvania 2,220 17.36 98.7%
Rhode Island 128 12.09 91.2%
Vermont 149 23.77 93.0%
South State Statistics First-Names KENT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,005 20.73 97.6% Arkansas 961 32.39 97.3% Delaware 132 14.07 95.5% Dist. of Columbia 87 13.26 92.6% Florida 4,461 22.42 99.4% Georgia 2,223 22.01 98.8% Kentucky 1,134 25.7 97.3% Louisiana 1,534 32.99 98.0% Maryland 960 16.07 98.3% Mississippi 638 21.31 96.6% North Carolina 3,259 32.78 99.2% Oklahoma 1,909 49.24 98.2% South Carolina 1,141 23.61 97.7% Tennessee 1,791 27.34 98.4% Texas 9,294 34.48 99.5% Virginia 1,997 23.98 98.6% West Virginia 409 22.11 93.6%

South States
State stats for the first name KENT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,005 20.73 97.6%
Arkansas 961 32.39 97.3%
Delaware 132 14.07 95.5%
Dist. of Columbia 87 13.26 92.6%
Florida 4,461 22.42 99.4%
Georgia 2,223 22.01 98.8%
Kentucky 1,134 25.7 97.3%
Louisiana 1,534 32.99 98.0%
Maryland 960 16.07 98.3%
Mississippi 638 21.31 96.6%
North Carolina 3,259 32.78 99.2%
Oklahoma 1,909 49.24 98.2%
South Carolina 1,141 23.61 97.7%
Tennessee 1,791 27.34 98.4%
Texas 9,294 34.48 99.5%
Virginia 1,997 23.98 98.6%
West Virginia 409 22.11 93.6%
 

Full Names with KENT as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have KENT as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named KENT.

The most popular full name is KENT Smith. 1.24% of all the people named KENT have this family name.

There are 10972 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name KENT

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 KENT Smith 1.24%
2 KENT Johnson 1.01%
3 KENT Anderson 0.63%
4 KENT Miller 0.62%
5 KENT Brown 0.57%
6 KENT Williams 0.54%
7 KENT Davis 0.52%
8 KENT Taylor 0.52%
9 KENT Jones 0.48%
10 KENT Thompson 0.35%
11 KENT Peterson 0.33%
12 KENT Nelson 0.29%
13 KENT Hall 0.28%
14 KENT Wilson 0.27%
15 KENT Martin 0.27%
16 KENT Lee 0.22%
17 KENT Thomas 0.22%
18 KENT Adams 0.21%
19 KENT Clark 0.21%
20 KENT Lewis 0.21%