Kessler
Kessler was the 3616th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 3344th with 34 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 736 places. More babies were named Kessler in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,616 boys, up 359 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31boys
- Girls and boys
- 12% girls, 88% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201734 babies
- Total since 1880
- 687babies recorded
Kessler popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #3,616 | — | 31 |
| 2020 | #8,198 | #3,975 | 13 | 26 |
| 2010 | #16,014 | #6,559 | 6 | 13 |
| 2000 | — | #7,137 | — | 9 |
| 1990 | — | #8,851 | — | 5 |
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How popular is Kessler, counting every spelling?
Kessler is the most common spelling of a name family that had 39 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 39 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kessler | 31 | #3,616 | 134 |
| Kesler | 8 | #9,336 | 35 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kessler?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kessler (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kessler 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 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kessler.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kessler?
About 600 people born in the US named Kessler are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 20. That makes Kessler a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Kessler by state
How common Kessler was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kessler: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kessler, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kessler
How popular is the name Kessler?
Kessler was the 3616th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 3344th with 34 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 736 places. More babies were named Kessler in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kessler a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 12% girls, 88% boys given the name Kessler in the US.
Where is Kessler most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kessler was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 boys).