Recorded 1978–2013 Boys' name Peak 1994 26 births

Kentae — boys' name

26 babies named Kentae in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

26 boys have been named Kentae since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2013.

26
total births
1978–2013
years on record
1990s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Kentae was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kentae in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kentae

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Kentae between 1978 and 2013, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kentae currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kentae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kentae shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kentae 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 26 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.

Kentae at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

26

Since 1978

36 years of records

Peak year

1994

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1978

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2013

Kentae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1978

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1994)
6
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Kentae by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 42% of Kentae's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kentae?
26 babies have been named Kentae since 1978. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1994 with 6 births.
When was Kentae most popular?
Kentae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Kentae been used?
Kentae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 36 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Kentae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kenneth, Kent, Kenny, Kendall, 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, 1978–2013 (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.