Recorded 1918–1976 Boys' name Peak 1918 21 births

Fentress — boys' name

21 babies named Fentress in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s51950s51970s5
1910s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Fentress was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

6 babies were named Fentress in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fentress

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Fentress between 1918 and 1976, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fentress currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fentress performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Fentress shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fentress 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 21 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.

Fentress at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

21

Since 1918

59 years of records

Peak year

1918

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1918

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1976

Fentress popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1918

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1918)
6
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
4.555.566.5 1976195919211918 6

Fentress by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
6 births that decade — 29% of Fentress's all-time total
1910s61920s51950s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fentress?
21 babies have been named Fentress since 1918. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1918 with 6 births.
When was Fentress most popular?
Fentress was most popular in the 1910s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Fentress been used?
Fentress has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 59 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Fentress?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fenton, Fenix, Fenris, Fennec, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1918–1976 (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.