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Kepler
OriginGerman surname
Meaning"hooded cloak"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
GirlsUnranked
Below 5 births
Boys#4195
2025 SSA
About Kepler
Seventeenth-century German polymath Johannes Kepler discovered the laws of planetary notion, along with the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. Kepler is a solid-feeling but unique gender-neutral name with a great, aspirational namesake.
Kepler for boys#4195 US
A handful of parents use his last name for their sons every year -- with good reason. It's a solid-feeling but unique name with a great, aspirational namesake.
Pronounced KEP-ler.
As of October 2026, Kepler ranked #14478 for girls in US births in 2022 and #4195 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2860 for boys in 2016.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,962 | 26 | 13.5 |
| 2015 | #4,133 | 25 | 13 |
| 2016 | #2,860 | 42 | 22.1 |
| 2017 | #4,533 | 22 | 11.9 |
| 2018 | #3,947 | 27 | 14.9 |
| 2019 | #4,717 | 21 | 11.7 |
| 2020 | #3,373 | 33 | 19.1 |
| 2021 | #3,696 | 30 | 17.1 |
| 2022 | #4,369 | 24 | 13.7 |
| 2023 | #4,537 | 23 | 13.4 |
| 2024 | #4,486 | 23 | 13.3 |
| 2025 | #4,195 | 25 | 14.6 |
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