Girls' name · since 1991

Kentavia

Kentavia has 35 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

35
total births
1991–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade

Kentavia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 35 recorded since 1991.

Kentavia has 35 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 2008.

  • 35 total births
  • 1991–2008 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 54% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kentavia's 35 recorded births place it above 46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kentavia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kentavia splits its recorded history at 2000: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kentavia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2008

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1998)
8
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
456789 199119971998200020022008 5

Kentavia by decade

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

1990s was Kentavia's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Kentavia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 19 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kentavia?
Since 1991, Social Security records show 35 babies named Kentavia. The most recent recorded year was 2008. Its busiest year on record was 1998, with 8 births.
When was Kentavia most popular?
Kentavia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Kentavia been used?
Records for Kentavia go back to 1991, giving 18 years of history through 2008.
What names are similar to Kentavia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kendra, Kennedy, Kendall, Kenya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kentavia's data

  • Kentavia's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 2000s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 1991–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kentavia: Baby Name Since 1991 - 35 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kentavia. 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 Kentavia 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.