Unisex name · since 2009
Kentley
187 babies named Kentley in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,505 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,669 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 187
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
187 babies have been named Kentley since 2009, making it today's #10669 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kentley has been recorded 187 times among girls since 2009, currently ranked #10669 nationally and more common than 38% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #20,505 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,669 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 187 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kentley ranks #20,505 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,669 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 187 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,505 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,669 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 187
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kentley's 187 recorded births place it above 71.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kentley compares
187 35th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Kentley's all-time total is 50% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kentley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 187 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kentley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kentley's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kentley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Kentley popularity over time - boys
112 total births recorded since 2011 (Kentley as boys' name)
Kentley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (107 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Kentley's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Kentley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 107 births (57% of all-time use).
Kentley by state
Where Kentley concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 187 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kentley's data
- Kentley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (107 total births) through the 2020s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kentleys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kentley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Kentley 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.