Keifer
Keifer was the 11364th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 926th with 131 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 70 places. More babies were named Keifer in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,364 boys, down 2,956 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991131 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,155babies recorded
Keifer popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,364 | 6 |
| 2020 | #8,408 | 9 |
| 2010 | #4,608 | 21 |
| 2000 | #2,777 | 33 |
| 1990 | #1,443 | 61 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #3,174 | 10 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Keifer, counting every spelling?
Keifer is a spelling of Kiefer, a name family that had 12 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 12 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiefer | 6 | #11,399 | 28 |
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 Keifer?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Keifer (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Keifer 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Keifer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Keifer?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Keifer are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 23 and 34. That makes Keifer mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Keifer by state
How common Keifer was among boys born in each state in 1989–1993, around its peak. In 38 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 Keifer: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Keifer, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Keifer
How popular is the name Keifer?
Keifer was the 11364th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 926th with 131 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 70 places. More babies were named Keifer in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Keifer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Keifer in the US.
Where was Keifer most popular?
In 1989–1993, Keifer was most common in Arkansas (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kansas and Texas.