boy's name

Kentaro

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 364

Kentaro is a boy's name. In 2019 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1995, when 18 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1974.

Kentaro over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s.

111
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Kentaro by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 14
1980s 62
1990s 110
2000s 111
2010s 49

How popular is Kentaro?

In 2019, Kentaro was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kentaro is used

France #4,177 5 in 1999
England & Wales #6,127 3 in 2017
United States #14,071 5 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kentaro

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kentaro also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kentaro over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kentaro

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kentaro — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kentaro

How popular is the name Kentaro?

In 2019, Kentaro was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kentaro a girl's or a boy's name?

Kentaro is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Kentaro most popular?

Kentaro peaked in 1995, when 18 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.