Recorded 1917–2022 Boys' name Peak 1917 80 births

Kiser — boys' name

80 babies named Kiser in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s211920s111990s52010s302020s13
2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Kiser was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kiser in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kiser

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Kiser between 1917 and 2022, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kiser currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kiser performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kiser shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kiser 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 80 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.

Kiser at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

80

Since 1917

106 years of records

Peak year

1917

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1917

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2022

Kiser popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1917

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1917)
8
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
456789 2022201920162012192919191917 8

Kiser by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
30 births that decade — 38% of Kiser's all-time total
1910s211920s111990s52010s302020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiser?
80 babies have been named Kiser since 1917. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1917 with 8 births.
When was Kiser most popular?
Kiser was most popular in the 2010s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Kiser been used?
Kiser has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 106 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Kiser?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kishan, Kishawn, Kishon, Kishaun, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.