Is Kessler a boy or girl name?

Kessler is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 687 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 17.3% were girls and 82.7% were boys.

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Kessler

Recorded 1974–2025 · United States

Kessler was most popular in 2017, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,487 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,732, with 31 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 687 people named Kessler.

Kessler over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kessler’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kessler a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kessler is mostly a boy’s name — 17.3% of the 687 Americans given it were girls and 82.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 16% girls and 84% 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