Boys' name · since 1915
Kaiser
3,921 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.
- #2,128 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #835 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,921
- born since 1915
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kaiser is the #835 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,921 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Kaiser recorded 3,921 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #835 nationally today, ahead of 94% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #2,128 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #835 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,921 born since 1915
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaiser ranks #2,128 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #835 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,921 born since 1915, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,128 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #835 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,921
- born since 1915
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kaiser's 3,921 recorded births place it above 95.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaiser compares
3,921 Top 15% higher than 85% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kaiser's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaiser | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,921 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 342 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaiser's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaiser splits its recorded history at 1994: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1936 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 342 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaiser popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 342
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Kaiser popularity over time - girls
34 total births recorded since 2016 (Kaiser as girls' name)
Kaiser by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,863 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Kaiser's strongest decade.
1,863 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Kaiser births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 31
1910s
31 births
- 1920s 29
1920s
29 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 140
1990s
140 births
- 2000s 336
2000s
336 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,407 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,863 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,863 births (48% of all-time use).
How Kaiser compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kaiser's total volume
Kaiser by state
Where Kaiser concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 325 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 176 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 159 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 158 | 4.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 134 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 123 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 109 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 109 | 2.8% |
325 of 3,921 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Kaiser appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaiser's data
- Texas records the most Kaisers (325 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaiser: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kaiser draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.