Kessler Boy
How popular is Kessler?
#3,582 boy name in 2025
31 baby boys were named Kessler in the US in 2025, making it the 3582nd most popular boy name.
Kessler popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,582 for boys (▲ 1857 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 31 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+35% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,293 in 2015, #3,915 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (34 boys) |
| Highest rank | #3,310 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1990 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 84% boys, 16% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kessler counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kessler family of names ranked #2,465 for boys in 2025 (#3,441 the year before), with 39 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kessler | 31 | 79% |
| Kesler | 8 | 21% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kessler is most popular
Babies named Kessler per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (14 boys)
Kessler by decade
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Questions
- Is Kessler a boy or girl name?
- Kessler is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 84% of babies named Kessler were boys.
- How popular is the name Kessler?
- 31 baby boys were named Kessler in the US in 2025, making it the 3582nd most popular boy name.
- When was Kessler most popular?
- Kessler peaked in 2017, when 34 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #3,310 in 2017.
- How many people are named Kessler?
- 687 babies have been named Kessler in the US since 1880. We estimate about 680 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Kessler most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kessler was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.