Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kento isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kento through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 524
- 524 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,218 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −50%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,218 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 49.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 28 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 507 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kento’s family of names
In Japanese usage, Kento is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 健人. In Japanese usage, Kento is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 賢人. In Greek usage, Kento as a surname is a transliteration of Κέντο.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kento
- Kento MisaoJapanese association football playerborn 1996
- Kento HashimotoJapanese association football player (born 1993)
- Kento YamazakiJapanese actor and modelborn 1994
- Kento ShiogaiJapanese footballer (born 2005)
- Kento TsurumakiJapanese association football playerborn 1987
- Kento FukudaJapanese association football playerborn 1990
- Kento HoriJapanese association football playerborn 1982
- Kento ShirataniJapanese association football playerborn 1989
- Kento SuginoJapanese association football playerborn 1992
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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