US rank #7504 Unisex name Peak 2014 178 births

Kentley — #7504 US unisex name

178 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.

2000s82010s1072020s63
#7504
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Kentley was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kentley in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kentley

The Social Security Administration has registered 178 babies named Kentley between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kentley currently holds the #7504 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 16 babies received it in a single year. Kentley is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 104 additional births since 2011.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kentley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kentley shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kentley in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kentley 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 178 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.

Kentley at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

178

Since 2009

16 years of records

Peak year

2014

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,504

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2009

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kentley popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
16
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
05101520 202420222020201820162014201220102009 8

Kentley popularity over time — boys

104 total births recorded since 2011 (Kentley as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 104 births
05101520 202420222021202020182017201620152014201320122011 7

Kentley by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
107 births that decade — 60% of Kentley's all-time total
2000s82010s1072020s63

Kentley by state

Where Kentley concentrates geographically — total births since 2009

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kentley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.8%
Texas share of Kentley's total US births 2.8%

5 of 178 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kentley?
178 babies have been named Kentley since 2009. It currently ranks #7504 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 16 births.
When was Kentley most popular?
Kentley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Kentley most popular?
The top states for the name Kentley are Texas (5 births).
Is Kentley a unisex name?
Yes, Kentley is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 178 births, and as a boy's name it has 104 births.
How long has the name Kentley been used?
Kentley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kentley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kendra, Kennedy, Kendall, Kenya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2009–2024 (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.