US rank #1238 Boys' name Peak 2024 1,215 births

Kaizer — #1238 US boys' name

1,215 babies named Kaizer in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s742010s4422020s694
#1238
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 91% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Kaizer was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

161 babies were named Kaizer in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaizer

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,215 babies named Kaizer between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaizer currently holds the #1238 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 161 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaizer performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 694 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaizer shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 117 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaizer in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaizer 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 1,215 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.

Kaizer at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,215

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2024

161 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,238

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaizer popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
161
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
-50050100150200 202420212018201520122009200620031996 5

Kaizer popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2023 (Kaizer as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2023 5

Kaizer by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
694 births that decade — 57% of Kaizer's all-time total
1990s52000s742010s4422020s694

Kaizer by state

Where Kaizer concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kaizer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
117 9.6%
#2 North Carolina
50 4.1%
#3 Louisiana
49 4.0%
#4 Ohio
45 3.7%
#5 Georgia
38 3.1%
#6 Mississippi
31 2.6%
#7 Indiana
27 2.2%
#8 Alabama
25 2.1%
Texas share of Kaizer's total US births 9.6%
Even split

117 of 1,215 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Kaizer appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaizer?
1,215 babies have been named Kaizer since 1996. It currently ranks #1238 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 161 births.
When was Kaizer most popular?
Kaizer was most popular in the 2020s decade with 694 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kaizer most popular?
The top states for the name Kaizer are Texas (117 births), North Carolina (50 births), Louisiana (49 births).
How long has the name Kaizer been used?
Kaizer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaizer?
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, 1996–2024 (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.