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
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Keffer's 7 recorded births place it above 18.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1970)
7
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
7 1970 7

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 7 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keffer?
Keffer has been given to 7 babies in the U.S. since 1970, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #36,617 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1970. 7 babies were born in 1970, its single highest year.
Where does Keffer sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keffer ranks #36,617 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Keffer most popular?
Keffer was most popular in the 1970s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Keffer been used?
The SSA has tracked Keffer since 1970 -- 1 year through the most recent 1970 data.
What names are similar to Keffer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kefren, Kefentse. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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.

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.