Kemper

Popularity Trends

The name Kemper is the #5,935 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,820 recorded births since 1912. This represents the 23.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 23.3% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,102 (32.3% percentile) for all time with 1,558 births since 1912. For girls, it ranks #5,454 (4.6% percentile) for all time with 262 births since 1999.

Kemper first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1912 (1912 for boys and 1999 for girls). Birth data for Kemper is available in 98 out of the 112 years between 1912 and 2023 (98 years for boys and 21 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Kemper has been given predominantly to boys, with 85.6% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 54.2% of babies named Kemper were boys.

For boys, Kemper reached its peak popularity in 2009, achieving the 7.2% percentile (ranked #836) with 33 births per million. The name was most common in 2009, with 33 births per million (ranked 7.2% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2013, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Kemper ranks #884 for boys (3.0% percentile) with 17 births per million, which is 52.9% of its peak share of births.

For girls, Kemper reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 2.3% percentile (ranked #925) with 15 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 15 births per million (ranked 2.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Kemper is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #925 (2.3% percentile) with 15 births per million.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kemper".

1912 2023 19122023

Key Statistics

Total Births

262

Peak Births

Peak Year

2023

First Recorded

1999

Peak Percentile

2.3%

Current Percentile

2.3%

Peak Rank

#925

Current Rank

#925

Female statistics

Total Births

1,558

Peak Births

Peak Year

2009

First Recorded

1912

Peak Percentile

7.2%

Current Percentile

3.0%

Peak Rank

#836

Current Rank

#884

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Kemper", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Kemper.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Kemper's popularity from 1909 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Kemper at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Kemper range from Sariya at 92.0% correlation to Pranavi at 91.3% correlation, with an average correlation level of 91.7%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Ava with 327.8K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Pranavi with 506 births (100% girls).

Kemper's share of births peaked at 36.5 births per million in 2009 (15.4 for girls in 2023 and 33 for boys in 2009). It reached its lowest point of 2.3 births per million (6% of peak) in 1958. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Kemper had 32.9 births per million, 90% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Sariya

1,580

92.02% (very strong)

Beautiful

1,046

92.01% (very strong)

Sofie

4,711

91.99% (very strong)

Makhi

4,011

91.83% (very strong)

Caiden

22.8k

91.75% (very strong)

Rylyn

853

91.64% (very strong)

Aiden

248.4k

91.57% (very strong)

Emelyn

2,633

91.50% (very strong)

Ava

327.8k

91.47% (very strong)

Neveah

5,109

91.47% (very strong)

Ewan

2,996

91.32% (very strong)

Pranavi

506

91.31% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Kemper

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Kemper. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Kemper is pronounced as KEHM-per, which has 2 syllables.

KEHM-per

100.0%

KEHM-per (2 syllables)

Verified

100.0% confidence

K EH1 M P ER0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

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