How Many People Are Named Keifer?
An estimated 1,123 people in the United States have the first name Keifer. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Keifer peaked in popularity in 1991 with 131 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keifer as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Keifer paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,123
About 1 in 305,213 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1991
131 births
Total Registered
1,149
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keifer
Keifer is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,149 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Keifer as a male name
Ranked #9,270 in 2021
8 male births in 2021
Peak: 1991 (131 births)
Keifer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keifer span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 668 babies were registered. Keifer has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keifer by Decade
How has Keifer tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Keifer by State
Birth registrations for Keifer span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Washington, Indiana, Kansas. On average, about 17 Keifers were registered per state.
Keifer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keifer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Keifer
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Keifer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keifer?
We estimate approximately 1,123 people named Keifer are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 305,213 Americans share this first name.
Is Keifer a common name?
Keifer is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,149 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keifer most popular?
Keifer reached peak popularity in 1991, when 131 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keifer is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keifer a male name?
Keifer is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keifer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keifer Smith, Keifer Johnson, Keifer Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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