Kesler
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KES-ler
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Kesler is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “coppersmith, kettle maker”. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Kesler mean?
Germanic: spelling of Kessler; German occupational surname, from kessel 'kettle'
“coppersmith, kettle maker”
Meaning borrowed from Kessler.
Is Kesler a girl's or a boy's name?
Kesler is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kesler in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,906th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Kesler, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Kesler in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kesler in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
Names like Kesler
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Karter, Kayden, Ryker, Kyler, Ryder, Adler, Asher, Baker, Bridger, Walker, Colter, Archer
Names related to Kesler
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kesler: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kesler, updated 20 October 2026.