Kent

English surname and place-name

"edge"

Kent Origin and Meaning

The name Kent is a boy's name of English, Scandinavian origin meaning "edge".

Kent is a no-nonsense, brief, brisk one-syllable name, almost as curt as Kurt.

Kent Rank in US Top 1000

# 880 in the US

Kent Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1155 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Kent

• 1155 Nameberry 2025
• 670 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Kent

• Kent Brantly American physician and humanitarian
• Kent Boyd American dancer
• Kent Alan Hrbek American baseball player
• Kenneth Lamont "Kent" Bazemore Jr. American basketball player
• (Frank) Kent Smith American actor
• (James) Kent Hull American NFL football player
• (Daryl) Kent Jones American rapper
• (Gaylord) Kent Conrad U.S. Senator from North Dakota
• Kent Jason Desormeaux American jockey
• Kent Gemmell Douglas Canadian ice hockey player
• Jason Kent Bateman American actor
• Kent Johnson Canadian ice hockey player

The name Kent in Pop Culture

• Kent Brockman (born Kenny Brockelstein) news anchor on TV's "The Simpsons"
• Kent McFuller character in "Before I Fall"
• Kent Nelson also known as Doctor Fate, character in DC Universe
• Clark Kent also known as Superman, character in DC Universe
• Kent Swedish rock band
• Kent England
• Kent "Parse" Parson character in webcomic "Check, Please!"
• Kent Capp character in "Sims" series
• Grayson Kent character in "Drop Dead Diva"