Boys' name · since 1978
Kentral
Kentral has 45 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 45
- total births
- 1978–2001
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
Kentral is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 45 have been recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kentral has been recorded 45 times among boys since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used boys 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 2001.
- 45 total births
- 1978–2001 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kentral's 45 recorded births place it above 49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kentral's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kentral's full recorded timeline at 1991, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kentral popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2001
- Peak year (1986)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Kentral by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Kentral's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kentral births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 17 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Kentral's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2000s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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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, 1978–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kentral: Baby Name Since 1978 - 45 Births, Peak 1986." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kentral. 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 Kentral 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.