Recorded 1979–2019 Boys' name Peak 1979 39 births

Sentell — boys' name

39 babies named Sentell in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s162010s6

The verdict

39 boys have been named Sentell since 1979, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2019.

39
total births
1979–2019
years on record
1970s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Sentell was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

17 babies were named Sentell in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sentell

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Sentell between 1979 and 2019, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sentell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sentell performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sentell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sentell 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 39 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.

Sentell at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

39

Since 1979

41 years of records

Peak year

1979

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1979

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2019

Sentell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1979

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1979)
17
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
5101520 2019198119801979 17

Sentell by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 44% of Sentell's all-time total
1970s171980s162010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sentell?
39 babies have been named Sentell since 1979. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1979 with 17 births.
When was Sentell most popular?
Sentell was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Sentell been used?
Sentell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 41 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Sentell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Seneca, Seng, Sena, Sencere, 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, 1979–2019 (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.