boy's name

Kaiser

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Top 1000 (US)
  • Births on record 4,562

the United States

#836

2025 births

Kaiser is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 296 babies in the United States, ranking #836. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Peaked in 2022, when 350 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 11,201 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1915.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kaiser over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,878
'10 '20 '30 '40 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Kaiser by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 31
1920s 29
1930s 5
1940s 20
1960s 17
1970s 39
1980s 34
1990s 140
2000s 336
2010s 1,426
2020s (to 2025) 1,878

How popular is Kaiser?

In 2025, Kaiser was given to 296 babies in the United States, ranking #836 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Kaiser is used

Northern Ireland #452 3 in 2017
Ireland #608 5 in 2019
Scotland #653 4 in 2020
United States #836 296 in 2025
England & Wales #1,572 17 in 2025
Canada #1,754 12 in 2024
France #5,931 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kaiser

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kaiser also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kaiser over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kaiser

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kaiser — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kaiser

How popular is the name Kaiser?

In 2025, Kaiser was given to 296 babies in the United States, ranking #836 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Kaiser a girl's or a boy's name?

Kaiser is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kaiser?

Kaiser has 2 syllables.

When was Kaiser most popular?

Kaiser peaked in 2022, when 350 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Kaiser a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kaiser currently ranks #836 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.