Kepler
Boy · KEP-ler · Germanic
Kepler is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,138th for boys in the US (25 babies).
What does Kepler mean?
Germanic: German surname
Johannes Kepler, the 17th-century German astronomer, discovered the laws of planetary motion; a NASA space telescope bore his name.
- Say it
- KEP-ler
Is Kepler a girl's or a boy's name?
Kepler is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kepler in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,138among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 68,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the US were named Kepler, making it the 4,138th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,342nd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Kepler in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kepler in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #4,138 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 30 | #3,647 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,462 |
| 2016 | 42 | #2,837 |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,078 |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,888 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
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