Given name
Kentrell
“from the edge or border”
Kentrell is a variant of Kent. One English interpretation is “from the edge or border.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kentrell is a variant of Kent. One English interpretation is “from the edge or border.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Kentrell is a variant of Kent. The history of Kent gives this family its wider story. Kent’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Kentrell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,343
- 4,277 boys · 66 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 164 babies
- 2025
- 95
- #1,717 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +12%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 95 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,717 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 164 in 2019. In 2025, Ohio had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,723 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kentrell’s family of names
Kentrell has a related form in Kent.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kentrell
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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