How Many People Are Named Kemper?
An estimated 1,607 people in the United States have the first name Kemper. It is used for both genders, with 85.0% male. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Kemper peaked in popularity in 2009 with 77 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kemper 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 Kemper paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,607
About 1 in 213,288 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
85.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2009
77 births
Total Registered
1,864
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kemper
Kemper is predominantly male (85.0%), though 280 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kemper as a male name
Ranked #4,247 in 2024
25 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (70 births)
Kemper as a female name
Ranked #6,496 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (27 births)
Kemper: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kemper span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 588 babies were registered. While Kemper is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kemper by Decade
How has Kemper 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.
Kemper by State
Birth registrations for Kemper span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Virginia, Texas, Kansas. The lowest are in Utah, Idaho, California. On average, about 12 Kempers were registered per state.
Kemper + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kemper as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kemper
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kemper: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kemper?
We estimate approximately 1,607 people named Kemper 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 213,288 Americans share this first name.
Is Kemper a common name?
Kemper is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,864 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kemper most popular?
Kemper reached peak popularity in 2009, when 77 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kemper is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kemper a male name?
Kemper is predominantly male. 85.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kemper Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kemper Smith, Kemper Johnson, Kemper 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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