Boys' name · since 1915
Kempton
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 292 babies named Kempton, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,737 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,733 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 292
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kempton currently ranks #7733 among boys' names in America, with 292 babies recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kempton has been recorded 292 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #7733 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, 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 1915 to 2025.
- #10,737 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,733 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 292 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kempton ranks #10,737 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,733 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 292 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,737 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,733 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 292
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kempton's 292 recorded births place it above 76.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kempton compares
292 45th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kempton's all-time total is 21% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kempton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 292 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kempton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kempton's full recorded timeline at 1997, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kempton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Kempton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (87 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Kempton's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Kempton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 25
1920s
25 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 87 births (30% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kempton's data
- Kempton's decade-level peak was the 2010s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kempton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kempton 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 August 2026.