Boys' name · since 1988
Kiefer
1,950 babies named Kiefer in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,086 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,950
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kiefer is the #11086 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,950 recorded since 1988.
Kiefer has 1,950 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11086 as of the latest data, more common than 20% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #3,364 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,086 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,950 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiefer ranks #3,364 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,086 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,950 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,086 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,950
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kiefer's 1,950 recorded births place it above 92.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kiefer compares
1,950 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Kiefer's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiefer | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,950 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 204 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kiefer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kiefer's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 28% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 72%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 204, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kiefer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 204
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Kiefer by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (969 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Kiefer's strongest decade.
969 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Kiefer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 128
1980s
128 births
- 1990s
1990s
969 births
- 2000s
2000s
559 births
- 2010s 256
2010s
256 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 969 births (50% of all-time use).
How Kiefer 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 Kiefer's total volume
Kiefer by state
Where Kiefer concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 185 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 83 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 37 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 33 | 1.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 30 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 23 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 20 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 18 | 0.9% |
185 of 1,950 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Kiefer appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kiefer's data
- Kiefer's decade-level peak was the 1990s (969 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kiefers (185 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kiefer
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kiefer: 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 (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Kiefer 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.