Unisex name · since 1990
Kessler
Kessler has 568 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,319 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,621 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 568
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
568 babies have been named Kessler since 1990, making it today's #3621 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kessler has been recorded 568 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #3621 nationally and more common than 74% 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 1990 to 2025.
- #7,319 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,621 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 568 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kessler ranks #7,319 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,621 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 568 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,319 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,621 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 568
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kessler's 568 recorded births place it above 83.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kessler compares
568 Top 42% higher than 58% of 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
Kessler's all-time total is 54% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kessler | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 568 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kessler's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kessler's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kessler popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Kessler popularity over time - girls
119 total births recorded since 1974 (Kessler as girls' name)
Kessler by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (215 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Kessler's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kessler births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s
2010s
215 births
- 2020s
2020s
160 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 215 births (38% of all-time use).
How Kessler compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kessler's total volume
Kessler by state
Where Kessler concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 27 | 4.8% |
27 of 568 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kessler's data
- Kessler's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (215 total births) through the 2020s (160) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kesslers (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Kessler: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Kessler 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.