Boys' name · since 1970
Keifer
1,155 babies named Keifer in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,701 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,911 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,155
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keifer is the #10911 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,155 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keifer has been recorded 1,155 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #10911 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #4,701 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,911 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,155 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keifer ranks #4,701 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,911 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,155 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,701 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,911 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,155
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keifer's 1,155 recorded births place it above 89.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Keifer compares
1,155 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Keifer's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keifer | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,155 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 131 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keifer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keifer's full recorded timeline at 2003, 26% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 74% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 131 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keifer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 131
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Keifer by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (668 births, 58% of the file).
1990s was Keifer's strongest decade.
668 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Keifer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 82
1980s
82 births
- 1990s
1990s
668 births
- 2000s
2000s
268 births
- 2010s 99
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 668 births (58% of all-time use).
How Keifer 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 Keifer's total volume
Keifer by state
Where Keifer concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 53 | 4.6% |
| #2 | California | | 48 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 24 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 13 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #8 | New York | | 10 | 0.9% |
53 of 1,155 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Keifer appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keifer's data
- Keifer's decade-level peak was the 1990s (668 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Keifers (53 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.
Keep exploring Keifer
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Keifer
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Keifer
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keifer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Keifer 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.