Kempton
Kempton is both an English surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Kempton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kempton is both an English surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Kempton
Kempton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 15 Kemptons were born — ranking #5,659 that year. As of 2026, Kempton ranks #7,499 for baby boys with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 282 Kemptons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kempton
Kempton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 282 births in the dataset. Kempton's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #5,659. Use the chart and map above to compare Kempton's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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