How Many People Are Named Kiefer?
people named Kiefer are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 179,981 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,950 babies named Kiefer in Social Security records from 1988 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
204 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a German surname meaning either "pine tree" or "barrel maker".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Kiefer in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kiefer alive today is about 25 years old, and 57% are under 30. Half of them were between 19 and 33 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kiefer first appears in the records in 1988 and was given most often in 1991, to 204 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1988 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kiefer has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #706, in 1991. In 2025 it ranked #11,395.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,395 |
| Best rank | #706 (1991) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,178 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kiefer alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kiefer were born in California than in any other state: about 180 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kiefer was given 2.1 times as often in California and 1.6 times in Texas.
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