Kaiser
Kaiser is a surname derived from the German imperial title Kaiser. The title Kaiser is in turn derived from the Latin title Caesar, which again is a derivation from the personal name of a branch of the gens (clan) Julia, to which belonged Gaius Julius Caesar, the forebear of the first Roman imperial family.
Meaning & Origin of Kaiser
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaiser is a surname derived from the German imperial title Kaiser. The title Kaiser is in turn derived from the Latin title Caesar, which again is a derivation from the personal name of a branch of the gens (clan) Julia, to which belonged Gaius Julius Caesar, the forebear of the first Roman imperial family.
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The Story of Kaiser
Kaiser first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 342 Kaisers were born — ranking #759 that year. As of 2026, Kaiser ranks #759 for baby boys with 342 births, rising sharply (+24% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Kaisers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kaiser
Kaiser is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Kaiser's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #750. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaiser's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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