Total births
237
Girls' name · since 1987
Kember
237 babies named Kember in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13996
- among girls today
- 237
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 21%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Kember is the #13996 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 237 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kember has been recorded 237 times among girls since 1987, currently ranked #13996 nationally and more common than 21% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2024.
- #13996 among girls today
- 237 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
- 21% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kember is currently the #13996 girls' name in America, more common than 21% of girls - 237 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13996
- among girls today
- 237
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 21%
- more common than other girls
Kember vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#13996
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 21% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
47% of everyone ever named Kember was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
15 babies were named Kember in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
How Kember compares
237 40th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kember's all-time total is 38% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kember | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 237 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
Kember's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kember splits its recorded history at 2011: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kember at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2012
Current rank
#13,996
Active since
1987
Kember popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Kember by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Kember's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kember births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 9
1980s
9 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
111 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 111 births (47% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kember? ▼
237 babies have been named Kember since 1987. It currently ranks #13996 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 15 births.
When was Kember most popular? ▼
Kember was most popular in the 2010s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Kember been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kember since 1987 -- 38 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Kember? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kemberly, Kemora, Kemani, Kemya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Kember's data
- Kember's decade-level peak was the 2010s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kember
Nearby Names Like Kember
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kember
Kemberly Girl
1,503 births
Kemora Girl
#5107 687 births
Kemani Girl
#6521 683 births
Kemya Girl
#16182 605 births
Kemari Girl
#10595 537 births
Compare Kember side by side: Kember vs Kemberly Kember vs Kemora Kember vs Kemani
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kember: #13996 Girls' Name - 237 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kember. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kember draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.