Kiefer
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEE-fer
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Kiefer is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Kiefer mean?
Germanic: German surname
Best known from the actor Kiefer Sutherland; in German, Kiefer is the word for pine tree.
Is Kiefer a girl's or a boy's name?
Kiefer is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kiefer in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kiefer in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Kiefer in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 2 | #6,166 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,016 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
How popular is Kiefer in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 10,690th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Kiefer, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 1991, with 204 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Kiefer in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kiefer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 26 | #3,980 |
| 2014 | 32 | #3,369 |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,178 |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,113 |
| 2011 | 31 | #3,433 |
| 2010 | 49 | #2,510 |
| 2009 | 48 | #2,584 |
| 2008 | 55 | #2,344 |
| 2007 | 65 | #2,094 |
| 2006 | 84 | #1,684 |
| 2005 | 64 | #1,963 |
| 2004 | 68 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 61 | #1,903 |
| 2002 | 57 | #1,939 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,507 |
| 2000 | 33 | #2,731 |
| 1999 | 52 | #1,876 |
| 1998 | 53 | #1,846 |
| 1997 | 71 | #1,483 |
| 1996 | 68 | #1,477 |
| 1995 | 70 | #1,412 |
| 1994 | 97 | #1,149 |
| 1993 | 97 | #1,140 |
| 1992 | 114 | #1,022 |
| 1991 | 204 | #706 |
| 1990 | 143 | #851 |
| 1989 | 93 | #1,090 |
| 1988 | 35 | #1,874 |
Names like Kiefer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Aiden, Kian, Brody, Keegan, Connor, Kody, Declan, Dylan, Ryan, Finn, Cody
Names related to Kiefer
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kiefer: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kiefer, updated 20 October 2026.