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Kestrel

92% girls · 16 born in 2025

Kestrel has been given to about 339 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 336
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kestrel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 21
  • Born in 202516
  • All time339

How popular is Kestrel?

Its best year was 2023, when 21 babies were given the name, ranking 7463rd. The typical living American called Kestrel is about 12 years old today.

Names that sound like Kestrel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ethel0.68
  2. Bethel0.68
  3. Kendell0.59
  4. Jewel0.57
  5. Keren0.58
  6. Itzel0.50
  7. Hazel0.47
  8. Kelsey0.47

Middle names for Kestrel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kestrel Anne0.81
  2. Kestrel Catherine0.78
  3. Kestrel Josephine0.78
  4. Kestrel Rose0.77
  5. Kestrel Marie0.77
  6. Kestrel Grace0.77

Sibling names for Kestrel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.85
  2. Jahmirbrother · 0.85
  3. Zamirbrother · 0.84
  4. Maisysister · 0.84
  5. Emilianasister · 0.83
  6. Ayaneither · 0.83

Where Kestrel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kestrel Anderson0.77
    2. Kestrel White0.72
    3. Kestrel Nguyen0.72
    4. Kestrel Moore0.72
    5. Kestrel Hill0.72
    6. Kestrel Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kestrel

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.