Kizer
Kizer is a Jewish surname from the Netherlands and Ukraine. The surname is derived from the inhabitants of the village of Kizia, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.
Meaning & Origin of Kizer
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kizer is a Jewish surname from the Netherlands and Ukraine. The surname is derived from the inhabitants of the village of Kizia, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.
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The Story of Kizer
Kizer first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1925, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 24 Kizers were born — ranking #4,225 that year. As of 2026, Kizer ranks #6,887 for baby boys with 11 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 253 Kizers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kizer
Kizer is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 253 births in the dataset. Kizer's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #3,741. Use the chart and map above to compare Kizer'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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