Boys' name · since 2005
Kentin
Kentin has 17 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 17
- total births
- 2005–2011
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
17 boys have been named Kentin since 2005, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kentin recorded 17 times among boys since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2011.
- 17 total births
- 2005–2011 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kentin's 17 recorded births place it above 33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kentin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kentin's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kentin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2011
- Peak year (2005)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Kentin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Kentin's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Kentin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (59% of all-time use).
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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, 2005–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kentin: Baby Name Since 2005 - 17 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kentin. 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 Kentin 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.