Kaiser is a distinctive choice, ranked #1538 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Kaiser in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1538
US Rank #836
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About the Name Kaiser
Kaiser has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 493 places in five years. It was most popular in 2016 at #774 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1996.
Kaiser is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Kaiser in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #799, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Vanessa Kaiser — Vanessa Olimpia Kaiser Barents-Von Hohenhagen is a Chilean columnist and politician who served as a councilwoman of Las Condes, since 2024 is member of the National Libertarian Party founded by her brother Johannes Kaiser.
Fritz Kaiser — Fritz Kaiser is a wealth management entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist from the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Kaiser
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Kaiser per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Kaiser in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Kaiser is declining: down 709 places since 2020, to #1,538 in 2025. It peaked at #774 in 2016.
Kaiser is more popular in the US (#799) than in the UK (#1322). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Kaiser include: Hanns-Christian Kaiser, Vanessa Kaiser and Fritz Kaiser. Short summaries for each appear below.
Kaiser ranks #799 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
17
UK babies named Kaiser (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 709 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Kaiser
Almost certainly the only Kaiser in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Kaiser
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Vanessa Olimpia Kaiser Barents-Von Hohenhagen is a Chilean columnist and politician who served as a councilwoman of Las Condes, since 2024 is member of the National Libertarian Party founded by her brother Johannes Kaiser.
Kaiser Kuo (simplified Chinese: 郭怡广; traditional Chinese: 郭怡廣; pinyin: Guō Yíguǎng; born March 7, 1966) is a Chinese American freelance writer and musician.