boys' name ★ peaked 2022

Kaiser

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #836 Trend ↑ Rising 21%
Rank 2025
#836
among boys · ↓31 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
296
named Kaiser · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,771
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2022
350 babies
All-time total
3,955
#2,128 all-time among boys
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Kaiser popularity over time

3,955 babies have been named Kaiser since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 31 31 3 – #2,953
1920s – 29 29 3 -6% #3,081
1930s – 5 5 1 -83% #3,819
1940s – 20 20 2 +300% #2,524
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – 17 17 2 – #3,518
1970s – 39 39 4 +129% #3,522
1980s – 34 34 3 -13% #5,896
1990s – 140 140 14 +312% #3,230
2000s – 336 336 34 +140% #2,303
2010s 19 1,407 1,426 143 +324% #817
2020s (to 2025) 15 1,863 1,878 313 +119% #749

Where Kaiser is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 304 0.18 outside top 500
2027 311 0.18 outside top 500
2028 318 0.19 outside top 500
2029 323 0.19 outside top 500
2030 328 0.19 outside top 500

Where Kaiser is most popular

Boys named Kaiser per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.185 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Kaiser born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 86 1.51 +716%
Louisiana 110 1.08 +480%
Alabama 80 0.732 +295%
South Carolina 70 0.677 +265%
Arkansas 34 0.537 +190%
Georgia 117 0.462 +149%
Kentucky 38 0.379 +104%
Oklahoma 31 0.350 +89%
North Carolina 84 0.329 +77%
Missouri 44 0.317 +71%
North Dakota 5 0.293 +58%
Tennessee 51 0.283 +52%
Ohio 73 0.275 +49%
Kansas 18 0.262 +41%
Michigan 50 0.244 +32%
Virginia 43 0.227 +22%
Indiana 31 0.193 ≈ national
Illinois 45 0.176 -5%
Texas 153 0.174 -6%
Minnesota 21 0.171 -8%
West Virginia 5 0.153 -17%
Florida 62 0.131 -29%
Nebraska 5 0.115 -38%
Wisconsin 13 0.110 -41%
New York 43 0.099 -46%
Maryland 11 0.092 -50%
Pennsylvania 24 0.090 -51%
Massachusetts 10 0.073 -61%
Iowa 5 0.073 -61%
Washington 5 0.031 -84%
Arizona 5 0.031 -84%
California 21 0.023 -88%
Alaska – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kaiser

Kaiser is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #836 in 2025 with 296 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 3,955 American babies have been named Kaiser. Its peak came in 2022, when 350 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kaiser stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kaiser?

The median living Kaiser is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 10. An estimated 3,800 people named Kaiser are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kaiser year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 296 #836
2024 7 #12,763 314 #805
2023 – – 337 #766
2022 8 #11,691 342 #749
2021 – – 313 #787
2020 – – 261 #867
2019 9 #10,885 275 #822
2018 – – 275 #817
2017 5 #17,080 225 #931
2016 5 #17,497 208 #982
2015 – – 141 #1,276
2014 – – 69 #2,051
2013 – – 62 #2,153
2012 – – 46 #2,653
2011 – – 47 #2,611
2010 – – 59 #2,224
2009 – – 46 #2,683
2008 – – 57 #2,303
2007 – – 48 #2,583
2006 – – 43 #2,719
2005 – – 22 #4,130
2004 – – 32 #3,113
2003 – – 25 #3,583
2002 – – 19 #4,256
2001 – – 21 #3,908
2000 – – 23 #3,585
1995 – – 11 #5,324
1990 – – 12 #4,548
1985 – – 6 #6,160
1980 – – 6 #5,896
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – 5 #4,328
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – 7 #3,576
1920 – – 9 #3,081
1915 – – 8 #2,953
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kaiser, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kaiser?

The median living Kaiser is about 6 years old. Half of all living Kaisers are between 3 and 10 years old.

How many people named Kaiser are alive today?

An estimated 3,800 people named Kaiser are alive in the United States, based on 3,955 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kaiser in 2025?

Kaiser ranked #836 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 296 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kaiser?

3,955 babies have been named Kaiser in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kaiser most popular?

Kaiser peaked in 2022, when 350 newborns received the name.

Is Kaiser a boy or girl name?

Kaiser is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kaiser rising or falling?

Kaiser is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kaiser become more popular?

Kaiser is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 328 boys named Kaiser in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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