US rank #797 Boys' name Peak 2022 3,620 births

Kaiser — #797 US boys' name

3,620 babies named Kaiser in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s311920s291930s51940s201960s171970s391980s341990s1402000s3362010s14072020s1562
#797
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 94% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Kaiser was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

341 babies were named Kaiser in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaiser

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,620 babies named Kaiser between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaiser currently holds the #797 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 341 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaiser performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 1,562 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Kaiser shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 292 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaiser in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaiser in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,620 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kaiser at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

3,620

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2022

341 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#797

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaiser popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2022)
341
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
-1000100200300400 202420162008200019921980196619231915 8

Kaiser popularity over time — girls

34 total births recorded since 2016 (Kaiser as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 34 births
45678910 20242022201920172016 5

Kaiser by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
1,562 births that decade — 43% of Kaiser's all-time total
1910s311920s291930s51940s201960s171970s391980s341990s1402000s3362010s14072020s1562

Kaiser by state

Where Kaiser concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kaiser
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
292 8.1%
#2 Georgia
152 4.2%
#3 Ohio
143 4.0%
#4 Louisiana
140 3.9%
#5 North Carolina
118 3.3%
#6 New York
103 2.8%
#7 Alabama
100 2.8%
#8 South Carolina
99 2.7%
Texas share of Kaiser's total US births 8.1%
Even split

292 of 3,620 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Kaiser appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaiser?
3,620 babies have been named Kaiser since 1915. It currently ranks #797 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 341 births.
When was Kaiser most popular?
Kaiser was most popular in the 2020s decade with 1,562 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Kaiser most popular?
The top states for the name Kaiser are Texas (292 births), Georgia (152 births), Ohio (143 births).
How long has the name Kaiser been used?
Kaiser has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaiser?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kai, Kaiden, Kairo, Kaison, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.