Glenn vs Kent
Glenn and Kentcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2007, Glenn was ranked #276 and Kent #357 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2012, Glenn was ranked #545 and Kent #550 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2018, Glenn was ranked #3412 and Kent #3959 among boys in England and Wales.
Glenn and Kent over time
Glenn and Kent appear together in 2 published lists, across 79 years of shared records. Glenn held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kent in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Glenn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kent in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Glenn and Kent changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1948 and 2012, ending at #545 and #550.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 61 shared years in Norway · Boys, Glenn and Kent averaged 47.8 places apart, ending at #545 and #550.
- Longest-running competitions
Glenn and Kent were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 61 years, from 1948 to 2012, ending at #545 and #550.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Glenn #278 in 1996, Kent #1765 in 1996.
List by list
Norway · Boys61 shared years, 1948–2012
Glenn held the stronger position in 54 of those years, Kent in 7.
Highest recorded here: Glenn #57 in 1974, Kent #70 in 1979.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Glenn #545, Kent #550.
England and Wales · Boys18 shared years, 1996–2018
Glenn held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Kent in 0.
Highest recorded here: Glenn #278 in 1996, Kent #1765 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Glenn #3412, Kent #3959.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Glenn | Kent |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #414 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Glenn and Kent both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NO.
How each name got here
Glenn
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #329 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1986
Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1962 (recorded 1952–1986).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Kent
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #304 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2016
Highest recorded position: #70 among boys in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1945–2016).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #414 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022.
Northern Ireland · Boys