Kiefer
Kiefer is German for jaw(-bone) or pine tree.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kiefer
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kiefer is German for jaw(-bone) or pine tree.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kiefer
Kiefer first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1988, with 35 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 204 Kiefers were born — ranking #710 that year. As of 2026, Kiefer ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Kiefers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kiefer
Kiefer is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Kiefer's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #710. Use the chart and map above to compare Kiefer'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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