Boys' name · since 1982
Kentavious
757 babies named Kentavious in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,112 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,153 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 757
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
757 babies have been named Kentavious since 1982, making it today's #9153 boys' name.
Kentavious has 757 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9153 as of the latest data, more common than 34% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #6,112 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,153 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 757 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kentavious ranks #6,112 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,153 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 757 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,112 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,153 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 757
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kentavious's 757 recorded births place it above 86.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Kentavious compares
757 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kentavious's all-time total is 105% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kentavious | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 757 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kentavious's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kentavious splits its recorded history at 2006: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kentavious popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kentavious by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (321 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Kentavious's strongest decade.
321 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Kentavious births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
211 births
- 2000s
2000s
321 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 321 births (42% of all-time use).
How Kentavious compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kentavious's total volume
Kentavious by state
Where Kentavious concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 270 | 35.7% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 34 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 27 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.7% |
270 of 757 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kentavious's data
- Kentavious's decade-level peak was the 2000s (321 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Kentaviouss (270 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kentavious: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1982–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kentavious 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 August 2026.