Recorded 1974–2019 Boys' name Peak 1995 346 births

Kentaro — boys' name

346 babies named Kentaro in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s621990s1102000s1112010s49

The verdict

346 boys have been named Kentaro since 1974, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

346
total births
1974–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
32%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Kentaro was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

18 babies were named Kentaro in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kentaro

The Social Security Administration has registered 346 babies named Kentaro between 1974 and 2019, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kentaro currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kentaro performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kentaro shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kentaro in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kentaro 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 346 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.

Kentaro at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

346

Since 1974

46 years of records

Peak year

1995

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1974

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2019

Kentaro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1974

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1995)
18
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 201920122007200219971992198619801974 5

Kentaro by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
111 births that decade — 32% of Kentaro's all-time total
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Kentaro by state

Where Kentaro concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kentaro
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 6.4%
California share of Kentaro's total US births 6.4%

22 of 346 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kentaro?
346 babies have been named Kentaro since 1974. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1995 with 18 births.
When was Kentaro most popular?
Kentaro was most popular in the 2000s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Kentaro most popular?
The top states for the name Kentaro are California (22 births).
How long has the name Kentaro been used?
Kentaro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 46 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Kentaro?
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.

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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, 1974–2019 (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.