Kepler is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2016 and has grown less common since.
Kepler is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,195 for boy births in the United States (and #8,952 across all names), given to 25 babies. Kepler first appears in 1997 and peaked in 2016 (42 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,195 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,505 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,540 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | #14,488 | #4,372 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,699 |
| 2020 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,377 |
| 2019 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,718 |
| 2018 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,948 |
| 2017 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,535 |
| 2016 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,862 |
| 2015 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,134 |
| 2014 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,963 |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,721 |
| 2012 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,952 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,247 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,479 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,649 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,685 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,710 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,208 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,836 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,533 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,358 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,829 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | — | #10,074 |