Boys' name · since 1977
Kentay
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Kentay, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 12
- total births
- 1977–2009
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
12 boys have been named Kentay since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kentay has 12 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2009.
- 12 total births
- 1977–2009 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kentay's 12 recorded births place it above 27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kentay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kentay's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kentay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2009
- Peak year (1977)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Kentay by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Kentay's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Kentay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Kentay's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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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, 1977–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kentay: Baby Name Since 1977 - 12 Births, Peak 1977." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kentay. 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 Kentay 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.