Is Kemper a boy or girl name?

Kemper is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,899 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 15.8% were girls and 84.2% were boys. It changed hands in 2025, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Kemper

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Kemper was most popular in 2009, when 77 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,256 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,111, with 35 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,899 people named Kemper.

Kemper over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kemper’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kemper a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kemper is mostly a boy’s name — 15.8% of the 1,899 Americans given it were girls and 84.2% were boys. It changed hands: since 2025 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 38% girls and 62% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org