Kiefer
Kiefer was the 11399th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 710th with 204 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,365 places. More babies were named Kiefer in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,399 boys, down 3,575 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991204 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,950babies recorded
Kiefer popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,399 | 6 |
| 2020 | #7,824 | 10 |
| 2010 | #2,533 | 49 |
| 2000 | #2,780 | 33 |
| 1990 | #855 | 143 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kiefer, counting every spelling?
Kiefer is the most common spelling of 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 Kiefer?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kiefer (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kiefer 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 Kiefer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kiefer?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Kiefer are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 20 and 34. That makes Kiefer mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kiefer: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kiefer, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kiefer
How popular is the name Kiefer?
Kiefer was the 11399th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 710th with 204 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,365 places. More babies were named Kiefer in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kiefer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kiefer in the US.