Kyzer
Kyzer was the 1503rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 117 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1024th with 215 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 104 places. More babies were named Kyzer in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kaiser) emperor · German, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #1,503 boys, down 356 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 117boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021215 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,966babies recorded
What does the name Kyzer mean?
Kyzer 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)
Kyzer popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,503 | 117 |
| 2020 | #1,147 | 170 |
| 2010 | #4,781 | 20 |
| 2000 | #7,881 | 8 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Kyzer, counting every spelling?
Kyzer is a spelling of Kaiser, a name family that ranked #517 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,503 for Kyzer 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 Kyzer?
117 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kyzer (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kyzer 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 72 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kyzer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kyzer?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Kyzer are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 10. That makes Kyzer 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.
Kyzer by state
How common Kyzer was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (7.9×), Louisiana (5.8×), Alabama (4.7×), Georgia (2.6×), Tennessee (1.7×). In 30 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 Kyzer: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kyzer, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kyzer
What does Kyzer mean?
Kyzer is a spelling of Kaiser, which means “emperor” (German, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Kyzer?
Kyzer was the 1503rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 117 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1024th with 215 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 104 places. More babies were named Kyzer in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kyzer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kyzer in the US.
Where is Kyzer most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kyzer was most common in Mississippi (0.69 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Alabama.