Centhia — girls' name
14 babies named Centhia in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
14 girls have been named Centhia since 1956, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1969.
- 14
- total births
- 1956–1969
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
57% of everyone ever named Centhia was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Centhia in 1956 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Centhia
The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Centhia between 1956 and 1969, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Centhia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Centhia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Centhia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Centhia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Centhia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 14 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Centhia at a glance
Last recorded 1969Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Centhia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1956
- Peak year (1956)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1969.
14 total births across 14 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1956 with 8 births in a single year.
Centhia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 8 births that decade — 57% of Centhia's all-time total
Centhia decade highlights
- Peak decade 8 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Centhia's strongest decade
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 57% of all-time use.
Centhia by state
Where Centhia concentrates geographically — total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 35.7% |
5 of 14 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 35.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 35.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1956–1969 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.