Kaizer
Kaizer was the 1301st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 150 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1239th with 161 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,245 places. More babies were named Kaizer in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kaiser) emperor · German, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #1,301 boys, up 57 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 150boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024161 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,372babies recorded
What does the name Kaizer mean?
Kaizer is a spelling of Kaiser, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kaiser's meaning and origin.
Kaiser is the German word for 'emperor', from Old High German keisar, ultimately from the Latin name and title Caesar. It is also a German and English surname, originally a nickname for someone who acted like an emperor or played one in a pageant. As an American given name it is recent, a title name in the style of King or Rex. The Latin Caesar was the family name of Julius Caesar; its own meaning is unknown.
keisar (Old High German, “emperor”)Caesar (Latin, “Roman family name and title”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Caesar, Cesar, Kaizer.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kaiser', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Caesar', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Kaizer popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2023.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,301 | 150 |
| 2020 | #1,358 | 131 |
| 2010 | #8,452 | 9 |
| 2000 | #9,700 | 6 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kaizer, counting every spelling?
Kaizer is a spelling of Kaiser, a name family that ranked #517 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,301 for Kaizer on its own. Together these spellings went to 583 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser | 296 | #836 | 1,602 |
| Kyzer | 117 | #1,503 | 753 |
| Kaizer | 150 | #1,301 | 715 |
| Kizer | 7 | #10,238 | 60 |
| Keizer | 5 | #13,002 | 41 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kaizer?
150 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaizer (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kaizer born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 56 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaizer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaizer?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Kaizer are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 8. That makes Kaizer a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kaizer by state
How common Kaizer was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (7.7×), Louisiana (5.5×), Alabama (2.9×), Georgia (1.8×), North Carolina (1.8×). In 33 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kaizer: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kaizer, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kaizer
What does Kaizer mean?
Kaizer is a spelling of Kaiser, which means “emperor” (German, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Kaizer?
Kaizer was the 1301st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 150 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1239th with 161 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,245 places. More babies were named Kaizer in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kaizer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kaizer in the US.
Where is Kaizer most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kaizer was most common in Mississippi (0.63 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Alabama.