Kyser
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KY-zer
- Origin
- Latin
- US rank, 2025
- #5,044 for boys
Kyser is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “emperor”. In 2025 it ranked 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Kyser mean?
Latin: spelling of Kaiser, German for emperor, from Caesar
“emperor”
A spelling of Kaiser, the German title for an emperor, which comes from the Roman name Caesar.
Is Kyser a girl's or a boy's name?
Kyser is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kyser in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,044th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19 about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Kyser, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,650th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
2025 had fewer boys named Kyser than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Kyser in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 148 boys in the US were given Kyser or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,183, up from #5,044 for this spelling alone.
Kyser in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,738 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,810 |
| 2020 | 29 | #3,650 |
| 2019 | 36 | #3,198 |
| 2018 | 35 | #3,237 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 2016 | 31 | #3,523 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
Names like Kyser
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaiser, Kayden, Ryker, Bridger, Ryder, Kyaire, Cassian, Kyrie, Baker, Karter, Kian, Colter
Other spellings of Kyser
Names related to Kyser
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
Sources
Figures from 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, “Kyser: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kyser, updated 20 October 2026.