How Many People Are Named Kemp?
An estimated 871 people in the United States have the first name Kemp. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Kemp peaked in popularity in 1957 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kemp as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kemp paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
871
About 1 in 393,518 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1957
31 births
Total Registered
1,286
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kemp
Kemp is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,286 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kemp as a male name
Ranked #6,018 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 1957 (31 births)
Kemp: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kemp span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 192 babies were registered. Kemp has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kemp by Decade
How has Kemp tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kemp by State
Kemp + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kemp as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kemp
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kemp: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kemp?
We estimate approximately 871 people named Kemp are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 393,518 Americans share this first name.
Is Kemp a common name?
Kemp is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,286 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kemp most popular?
Kemp reached peak popularity in 1957, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kemp is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kemp a male name?
Kemp is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kemp Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kemp Smith, Kemp Johnson, Kemp Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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