Boys' name · since 1970
Keffer
7 babies named Keffer in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #36,617 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 7
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Keffer is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 7 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Keffer recorded 7 times among boys since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1970.
- #36,617 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 7 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keffer ranks #36,617 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 7 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #36,617 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 7
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Keffer's 7 recorded births place it above 18.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Keffer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1970
- Peak year (1970)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1970.
7 total births across 1 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1970 with 7 births in a single year.
Keffer by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (7 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Keffer's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Keffer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 7 births (100% of all-time use).
Keffer decade highlights
- Peak decade 7 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keffer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~0 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, 1970–1970 (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 Keffer 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.
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