Kaiser
Boy · KY-za · Latin
Kaiser is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “emperor”. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies) and 835th for boys in the US (296 babies).
What does Kaiser mean?
Latin: German title for an emperor, from Caesar
“emperor”
German title for an emperor, derived from Caesar; Wilhelm II was the last German Kaiser.
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Is Kaiser a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaiser is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 boys in the UK and 296 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kaiser in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,613among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Kaiser, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 842nd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 44 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Kaiser than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Kaiser in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 33 boys in the UK were given Kaiser or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #894, up from #1,613 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales.
Kaiser in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,247 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,181 |
| 2021 | 30 | #1,064 |
| 2020 | 40 | #842 |
| 2019 | 32 | #994 |
| 2018 | 29 | #1,067 |
| 2017 | 30 | #1,068 |
| 2016 | 44 | #806 |
| 2015 | 28 | #1,090 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,493 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Kaiser in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #835among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 296about 1 in 5,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 296 boys in the US were named Kaiser, making it the 835th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 866th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 342 boys. It first appears in the records in 1915.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Kaiser than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Kaiser in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 446 boys in the US were given Kaiser or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #600, up from #835 for this spelling alone.
- Kaiser 296
- Kaizer 150
Kaiser in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 296 | #835 |
| 2024 | 314 | #800 |
| 2023 | 337 | #765 |
| 2022 | 342 | #749 |
| 2021 | 313 | #786 |
| 2020 | 261 | #866 |
| 2019 | 275 | #820 |
| 2018 | 275 | #817 |
| 2017 | 225 | #929 |
| 2016 | 208 | #980 |
| 2015 | 141 | #1,271 |
| 2014 | 69 | #2,043 |
| 2013 | 62 | #2,138 |
| 2012 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2011 | 47 | #2,589 |
| 2010 | 59 | #2,211 |
| 2009 | 46 | #2,662 |
| 2008 | 57 | #2,290 |
| 2007 | 48 | #2,564 |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,697 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,070 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,523 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,182 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,530 |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,178 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,187 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,442 |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,548 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,406 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,504 |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,819 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 9 | #2,966 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,390 |
| 1918 | 9 | #2,881 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,216 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 8 | #2,828 |
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