Recorded 1978–2001 Boys' name Peak 1986 45 births

Kentral — boys' name

45 babies named Kentral in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

45 boys have been named Kentral since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2001.

45
total births
1978–2001
years on record
1980s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Kentral was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kentral in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kentral

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Kentral between 1978 and 2001, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kentral currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kentral performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kentral shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kentral 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 45 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.

Kentral at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

45

Since 1978

24 years of records

Peak year

1986

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1978

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2001

Kentral popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1978

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1986)
7
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Kentral by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
17 births that decade — 38% of Kentral's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kentral?
45 babies have been named Kentral since 1978. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1986 with 7 births.
When was Kentral most popular?
Kentral was most popular in the 1980s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Kentral been used?
Kentral has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 24 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Kentral?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kenneth, Kent, Kenny, Kendall, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1978–2001 (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.