Names / Boy names
Kenta
Current rank
#10,216
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,302
in 1977
First recorded
1973
in U.S. data
Children named
716
since 1973
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,302 in 1977 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Kenta was first recorded in American naming records in 1973, where it reads as a boys' name. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. It topped out in 1977 at #1,302. Only about 716 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.