Kepler
Kepler is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Kepler
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kepler is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Kepler
Kepler first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 42 Keplers were born — ranking #2,837 that year. As of 2026, Kepler ranks #5,107 for baby boys with 19 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 456 Keplers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kepler
Kepler is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 456 births in the dataset. Kepler's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #2,837. Use the chart and map above to compare Kepler'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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