Kiefer — #12810 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Kiefer

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,944 babies named Kiefer between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kiefer currently holds the #12810 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 204 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kiefer performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 969 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kiefer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 185 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Kiefer in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kiefer 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 1,944 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.