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Kento

100% boys · 7 born in 2025

Kento has been given to about 524 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2018, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 504
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kento per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2018 · 28
  • Born in 20257
  • All time524

How popular is Kento?

Its best year was 2018, when 28 babies were given the name, ranking 3838th. The typical living American called Kento is about 16 years old today.

Names that sound like Kento

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kenzo0.79
  2. Kenton0.78
  3. Benito0.70
  4. Kent0.68
  5. Kenyon0.65
  6. Kelton0.65
  7. Santo0.62
  8. Keaton0.60

Middle names for Kento

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kento Paul0.83
  2. Kento Lee0.83
  3. Kento Dean0.82
  4. Kento Blake0.82
  5. Kento Bryce0.82
  6. Kento Wade0.82

Sibling names for Kento

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.82
  2. Andiesister · 0.82
  3. Yousefbrother · 0.81
  4. Abdullahbrother · 0.81
  5. Palomasister · 0.81
  6. Amarissister · 0.81

Where Kento is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kento White0.78
    2. Kento Reyes0.78
    3. Kento Nguyen0.78
    4. Kento Lee0.78
    5. Kento Hill0.78
    6. Kento Hall0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kento

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.