Kenton

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning settlement of the keen or royal estate.

Babies a year
133
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kenton by the numbers

Kenton was given to 133 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 188 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kenton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Keatonfrom Keaton, settlement where hawks fly496 in the US (2017)
  • Keltonsettlement by the spring; a form of Kelton104 in the US (2017)
  • Kenyonkeen or sharp edge70 in the US (2017)
  • Kendon28 in the US (2017)
  • Keston28 in the US (2017)
  • Kenson21 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Kenton

Names that are said the same way as Kenton, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Quentinfifth518 in the US (2017)
  • Quentonfrom the fifth; a form of Quentin23 in the US (2017)
  • Quentynfifth; a form of Quentin9 in the US (2017)
  • Quentenvariant of Quentin; fifth6 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a king or ruler

Like Kenton, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
  • Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
  • Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
  • Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Kenton

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