Boys' name · since 1991
Kentarius
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 72 babies named Kentarius, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 72
- total births
- 1991–2005
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 82%
- born in that decade
72 boys have been named Kentarius since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kentarius has 72 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2005.
- 72 total births
- 1991–2005 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 82% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kentarius's 72 recorded births place it above 57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kentarius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kentarius splits its recorded history at 1996: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kentarius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2005
- Peak year (1996)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Kentarius by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kentarius's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Kentarius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 59 births (82% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kentarius's data
- Kentarius's decade-level peak was the 1990s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kentarius: Baby Name Since 1991 - 72 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kentarius. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kentarius draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.