boy's name
Kemp
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,306
Kemp is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1957, when 31 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1898.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Kemp over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 |
| 1910s | 96 |
| 1920s | 104 |
| 1930s | 96 |
| 1940s | 109 |
| 1950s | 180 |
| 1960s | 192 |
| 1970s | 103 |
| 1980s | 72 |
| 1990s | 89 |
| 2000s | 82 |
| 2010s | 109 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 69 |
How popular is Kemp?
In 2025, Kemp was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kemp
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kemp also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kemp over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kemp
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kemp — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kemp
How popular is the name Kemp?
In 2025, Kemp was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kemp a girl's or a boy's name?
Kemp is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Kemp?
Kemp has 1 syllable.
When was Kemp most popular?
Kemp peaked in 1957, when 31 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Kemp a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kemp currently ranks #4,976 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.