Kemp
Kemp was the 4954th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 1224th; the most babies were born in 1957 (31). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,203 places. More babies were named Kemp in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,954 boys, up 3,460 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195731 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,306babies recorded
Kemp popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,954 | 20 |
| 2020 | #8,414 | 9 |
| 2010 | #9,260 | 8 |
| 2000 | #7,130 | 9 |
| 1990 | #6,145 | 8 |
| 1980 | #6,784 | 5 |
| 1970 | #2,684 | 13 |
| 1960 | #1,671 | 24 |
| 1950 | #2,903 | 8 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #2,370 | 12 |
| 1920 | #2,181 | 15 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kemp, counting every spelling?
Kemp has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Kemp?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kemp (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kemp born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kemp.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kemp?
About 800 people born in the US named Kemp are alive today, with a median age of 48; half are between 21 and 65. That makes Kemp mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kemp: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kemp, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kemp
How popular is the name Kemp?
Kemp was the 4954th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 1224th; the most babies were born in 1957 (31). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,203 places. More babies were named Kemp in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Kemp a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kemp in the US.