Kestrel*
#13,840 most common girls' name of all time · #22,862 across all names · 8% male / 92% female · used 1985–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#13,840
Rank overall
#22,862 of 105,966
First appeared
1985
Years on the list
33 of 146
All-time
339
Since 2016
157
Peak year
2023 #7,411
Best rank
#6,295 2019
Girls
Boys
peak 21/yr
Kestrel first appears in 1985. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | — | 16 | #6,971 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 14 | #11,440 |
| 2023 | 15 | 6 | 21 | #7,411 |
| 2022 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,112 |
| 2021 | 12 | 5 | 17 | #8,667 |
| 2020 | 13 | 5 | 18 | #8,146 |
| 2019 | 19 | — | 19 | #6,295 |
| 2018 | 12 | — | 12 | #8,843 |
| 2017 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,256 |
| 2016 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,168 |
| 2015 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,746 |
| 2014 | 17 | — | 17 | #7,137 |
| 2013 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,389 |
| 2012 | 9 | 5 | 14 | #11,617 |
| 2011 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,688 |
| 2010 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,786 |
| 2009 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,861 |
| 2008 | 7 | — | 7 | #14,389 |
| 2007 | 6 | — | 6 | #16,216 |
| 2006 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,839 |
| 2004 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,021 |
| 2003 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,874 |
| 2002 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,323 |
| 2001 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,540 |
| 2000 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,079 |
| 1999 | 9 | — | 9 | #9,962 |
| 1998 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,266 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | 12 | #7,598 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,567 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,758 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,671 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | 5 | #12,446 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | 6 | #10,604 |