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Kaiser

Kaiser: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“emperor”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
KYE-zer · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Kaiser comes from the German imperial title, ultimately from Latin Caesar. As a personal name, it is a transferred title-name.

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How popular is Kaiser?

202496.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Kaiser in 2024321

2024 rank#797 boys

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 18803,654

Kaiser is rising: use over the last five years is 6.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Kaiser

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Kaizeremperor · Germanic
  • Kyzeremperor · Germanic
  • Williamresolute protector · Germanic
  • Henryhome ruler · Germanic
  • Charlesfree man · Germanic
  • Milessoldier or merciful · Germanic
  • Robertbright fame · Germanic
  • Emeryindustrious ruler · Germanic

Kaiser questions

What does the name Kaiser mean?

Kaiser means "emperor". It comes from Germanic. Kaiser comes from the German imperial title, ultimately from Latin Caesar. As a personal name, it is a transferred title-name.

Is Kaiser a boy or girl name?

Kaiser is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kaiser?

321 US babies were named Kaiser in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Kaiser?

Kaiser is usually pronounced KYE-zer.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.