Kessler is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2017 and remains in steady use.
Kessler is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,616 for boy births in the United States (and #7,798 across all names), given to 31 babies. Kessler first appears in 1974 and peaked in 2017 (34 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,616 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,557 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | #12,821 | #3,765 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | #14,491 | #4,048 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | #14,392 | #3,781 |
| 2020 | 39 | 39 | #8,198 | #3,975 |
| 2019 | 26 | 26 | #10,928 | #5,458 |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,678 |
| 2017 | 40 | 40 | #15,056 | #3,344 |
| 2016 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,551 |
| 2015 | 30 | 30 | #13,764 | #4,352 |
| 2014 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,964 |
| 2013 | 31 | 31 | #11,487 | #4,398 |
| 2012 | 23 | 23 | #14,270 | #5,611 |
| 2011 | 26 | 26 | #18,235 | #4,588 |
| 2010 | 19 | 19 | #16,014 | #6,559 |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | #14,495 | #8,024 |
| 2008 | 20 | 20 | #19,063 | #5,939 |
| 2007 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,329 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,179 |
| 2005 | 19 | 19 | #17,883 | #5,749 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,300 |
| 2003 | 18 | 18 | #14,832 | #6,076 |
| 2002 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,616 |
| 2001 | 23 | 23 | #16,674 | #4,394 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,137 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,356 |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,326 |
| 1997 | 17 | — | #14,929 | #5,126 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | — | #9,830 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | — | #5,348 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | — | #8,185 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | — | #7,796 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | — | #8,851 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,404 | — |