Kentarius
Kentarius was last recorded in 2005, when 5 babies were given it; 72 Americans have been recorded with it between 1991 and 2005 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Kentarius by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
How popular is Kentarius?
Unranked in 2025
Its last boys’ rank on record is #12,454, in 2005; SSA lists a name only in years with 5 or more births.
9 babies in 1996, the peak
Kentarius peaked in 1996, when 9 boys were given it, #6,269 among boys’ names. It was not recorded in 2025.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per million boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 | #12,454 | 2.5 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,837 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | 7 | #8,312 | 3.6 |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,497 | 2.6 |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,060 | 2.7 |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,269 | 4.8 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,404 | 3.7 |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,308 | 3.1 |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,169 | 3.1 |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,066 | 3.5 |
Every recorded year (11)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per million boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7 | #6,924 | 3.5 |
Ranks and shares: boys’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all boys SSA recorded that year.
Is Kentarius a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Kentarius has been recorded only for boys: SSA lists no girls with the name in 11 years of records (it lists a name only in years with 5 or more babies of a sex).
Girls and boys named Kentarius: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Kentarius, and how old are they?
An estimated 70 Americans named Kentarius and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026, too few to state an age range. An estimate from SSA’s births and life tables, not a count.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Kentarius
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.