The baby name Kayser is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: KAY-zer (/ˈkeɪzər/). German equivalent: KAI-zer (/ˈkaɪzɐ/).
Kayser is German in Origin.
The baby name Kayser is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: KAY-zer (/ˈkeɪzər/). German equivalent: KAI-zer (/ˈkaɪzɐ/).
Kayser is German in Origin.
Kayser is a German surname-turned-given name derived from Kaiser, the imperial title, itself from Latin Caesar. The spelling with y reflects regional and Yiddish orthographies (cf. Yiddish keyser) and appears across German-speaking Europe and Alsace. As a family name it marked association with an imperial office or served as a nickname for someone with a lordly bearing, and it became widespread in medieval records and later in diaspora communities.
As a first name, Kayser follows the modern Anglophone habit of adopting distinctive surnames, conveying the meaning "emperor, ruler" and a crisp, stately sound. International variants and cognates include Kaiser, Keyser, Keiser (Germanic/English), Qaiser/Qaysar (Arabic, Persian, Urdu), and Caesar/César (Latin/Romance). Usage as a given name is rare but rising in the United States and elsewhere; in South Asia, the Qaiser/Qaysar forms have longer standing as masculine names.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #187 | 4 | 4,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 4,970 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| France | Boys | 2019 | #391 | 4 | 2,886 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #404 | 3 | 8,413 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #462 | 20 | 9,305 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #546 | 31 | 10,045 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #656 | 10 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #656 | 12 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #806 | 24 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #862 | 17 | 14,506 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #869 | 13 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #876 | 11 | 15,035 |
| United States | Boys | 2022 | #904 | 5 | 7,226 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #972 | 11 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,166 | 11 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,193 | 19 | 19,440 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,459 | 13 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,597 | 18 | 28,008 |
Kayser is popular in 37 countries — most recent births per country:
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