Kessler
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- KES-ler
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #3,582 for boys
Kessler is a name of Germanic origin, meaning “coppersmith, kettle maker”. In 2025 it ranked 3,582nd for boys in the US (31 babies).
What does Kessler mean?
Germanic: German occupational surname, from kessel 'kettle'
“coppersmith, kettle maker”
Is Kessler a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kessler has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 31 boys in the US.
How popular is Kessler in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,582nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 31 about 1 in 55,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 31 boys in the US were named Kessler, making it the 3,582nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,915th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 34 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
2025 had more boys named Kessler than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Kessler in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2023, 19% of the babies named Kessler in the US were girls.
Kessler in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #3,582 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,710 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,992 |
| 2021 | 29 | #3,736 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,915 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,310 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,888 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,311 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,507 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
Names like Kessler
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Ryker, Kyler, Karter, Ryder, Adler, Bridger, Asher, Baker, Colter, Decker, Kian
Names related to Kessler
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, “Kessler: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kessler, updated 20 October 2026.