Meaning and history
From Japanese 健 (ken), meaning "healthy, strong," and 太 (ta), meaning "thick, big, great," as well as other kanji combinations with the same pronunciation.
20062006: 18 births, rank #4,865
2007: 20 births, rank #4,640
2008: 16 births, rank #5,487
2009: 10 births, rank #7,692
2010: 10 births, rank #7,591
20112011: 13 births, rank #6,256
2012: 13 births, rank #6,306
2013: 9 births, rank #8,118
2014: 13 births, rank #6,307
2015: 11 births, rank #7,066
20162016: 5 births, rank #12,185
2017: 6 births, rank #10,775
2018: 10 births, rank #7,617
2019: 8 births, rank #8,889
2020: 11 births, rank #7,034
20212021: no US SSA record for this spelling
2022: 11 births, rank #7,262
2023: no US SSA record for this spelling
2024: no US SSA record for this spelling
20252025: 7 births, rank #9,714
In 2025, 7 babies were recorded with the name Kenta, ranking #9,714 among boys.