US rank #7919 Boys' name Peak 2006 749 births

Kentavious — #7919 US boys' name

749 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.

1980s221990s2112000s3212010s1472020s48
#7919
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Kentavious was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

49 babies were named Kentavious in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kentavious

The Social Security Administration has registered 749 babies named Kentavious between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kentavious currently holds the #7919 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kentavious performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 321 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kentavious shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 270 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Kentavious in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kentavious 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 749 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.

Kentavious at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

749

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2006

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,919

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kentavious popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
49
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
0102030405060 202420192014200920041999199419891982 5

Kentavious by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
321 births that decade — 43% of Kentavious's all-time total
1980s221990s2112000s3212010s1472020s48

Kentavious by state

Where Kentavious concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Kentavious
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
270 36.0%
#2 Mississippi
34 4.5%
#3 Alabama
27 3.6%
#4 Tennessee
5 0.7%
Georgia share of Kentavious's total US births 36.0%
Even split

270 of 749 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kentavious?
749 babies have been named Kentavious since 1982. It currently ranks #7919 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 49 births.
When was Kentavious most popular?
Kentavious was most popular in the 2000s decade with 321 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Kentavious most popular?
The top states for the name Kentavious are Georgia (270 births), Mississippi (34 births), Alabama (27 births).
How long has the name Kentavious been used?
Kentavious has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kentavious?
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, 1982–2024 (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.