How Many People Are Named Kestrel?
people named Kestrel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,017,216 people in the US has this name
Based on 339 babies named Kestrel in Social Security records from 1985 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
21 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of the bird of prey, ultimately derived from Old French crecelle "rattle", which refers to the sound of its cry.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Kestrel, 92% were girls and 8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Kestrel fell from 95.8% in the 2010s to 78.4% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kestrel alive today is about 13 years old, and 92% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 21 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kestrel first appears in the records in 1985 and was given most often in 2023, to 21 babies. In 2025, 16 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1985 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kestrel has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #6,296, in 2019. In 2025 it ranked #6,983.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,983 |
| Best rank | #6,296 (2019) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #9,316 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kestrel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kestrel were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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