Kemper
Kemper was the 6288th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 1884th; the most babies were born in 2009 (70). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,889 places. More babies were named Kemper in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,288 boys, down 2,314 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14boys
- Girls and boys
- 46% girls, 54% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200970 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,899babies recorded
Kemper popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,824 | #6,288 | 21 | 14 |
| 2020 | #7,761 | #3,974 | 14 | 26 |
| 2010 | #14,252 | #2,386 | 7 | 53 |
| 2000 | — | #7,841 | — | 8 |
| 1990 | — | #6,824 | — | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | #3,682 | — | 8 |
| 1960 | — | #2,612 | — | 11 |
| 1950 | — | #3,186 | — | 7 |
| 1940 | — | #2,248 | — | 11 |
| 1930 | — | #3,813 | — | 6 |
| 1920 | — | #3,086 | — | 9 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Kemper, counting every spelling?
Kemper has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Kemper?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kemper (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kemper 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 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kemper.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kemper?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Kemper are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 11 and 28. That makes Kemper mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
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Questions about the name Kemper
How popular is the name Kemper?
Kemper was the 6288th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 1884th; the most babies were born in 2009 (70). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,889 places. More babies were named Kemper in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kemper a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 46% girls, 54% boys given the name Kemper in the US.