Girls' name · since 1978
Kentra
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 33 babies named Kentra, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 33
- total births
- 1978–1996
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
Kentra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 33 have been recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kentra has been recorded 33 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1996.
- 33 total births
- 1978–1996 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 64% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kentra's 33 recorded births place it above 45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kentra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kentra's full recorded timeline at 1987, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kentra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1996
- Peak year (1978)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Kentra by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Kentra's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Kentra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 21 births (64% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kentra's data
- Kentra's decade-level peak was the 1980s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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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, 1978–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kentra: Baby Name Since 1978 - 33 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kentra. 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 Kentra 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.