Recorded 2012–2022 Boys' name Peak 2012 23 births

Kentyn — boys' name

23 babies named Kentyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s182020s5

The verdict

23 boys have been named Kentyn since 2012, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

23
total births
2012–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
78%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Kentyn was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kentyn in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kentyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Kentyn between 2012 and 2022, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kentyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kentyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kentyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kentyn 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 23 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.

Kentyn at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

23

Since 2012

11 years of records

Peak year

2012

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2012

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2022

Kentyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2012

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2012)
6
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 2022201620152012 6

Kentyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
18 births that decade — 78% of Kentyn's all-time total
2010s182020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kentyn?
23 babies have been named Kentyn since 2012. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2012 with 6 births.
When was Kentyn most popular?
Kentyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Kentyn been used?
Kentyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 11 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Kentyn?
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, 2012–2022 (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.