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Kieffer

  • Origin German
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 172

Kieffer is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2014 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Kieffer is a name of German origin.
  • Peaked in 1994, when 17 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1989.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kieffer over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.

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Births named Kieffer by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 6
1990s 111
2000s 35
2010s (to 2014) 14

How popular is Kieffer?

In 2014, Kieffer was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kieffer is used

England & Wales #3,445 3 in 1998
United States #11,385 6 in 2014

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 Kieffer

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

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Sibling names for Kieffer

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

Common questions about Kieffer

How popular is the name Kieffer?

In 2014, Kieffer was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Kieffer is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kieffer?

Kieffer has 2 syllables.

When was Kieffer most popular?

Kieffer peaked in 1994, when 17 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.