Boys' name · since 1971
Kentrell
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 4,277 babies named Kentrell, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,983 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,717 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,277
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kentrell currently ranks #1717 among boys' names in America, with 4,277 babies recorded since 1971.
Kentrell has 4,277 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1717 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #1,983 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,717 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,277 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kentrell ranks #1,983 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,717 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,277 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,983 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,717 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,277
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kentrell's 4,277 recorded births place it above 95.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Kentrell compares
4,277 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kentrell's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kentrell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,277 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 164 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kentrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kentrell splits its recorded history at 1999: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 164 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kentrell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 164
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Kentrell popularity over time - girls
66 total births recorded since 1978 (Kentrell as girls' name)
Kentrell by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,172 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Kentrell's strongest decade.
1,172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Kentrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 140
1970s
140 births
- 1980s
1980s
513 births
- 1990s
1990s
837 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,172 births
- 2010s
2010s
881 births
- 2020s
2020s
734 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,172 births (27% of all-time use).
How Kentrell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kentrell's total volume
Kentrell by state
Where Kentrell concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 685 | 16.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 350 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 312 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 262 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 252 | 5.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 175 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 135 | 3.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 134 | 3.1% |
685 of 4,277 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Kentrell appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kentrell's data
- Kentrell's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,172 total births) through the 2020s (734) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Kentrells (685 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Kentrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Kentrell 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.