Unisex name · since 1997
Kahlan
Kahlan has 1,484 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,732 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,755 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,484
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,484 babies have been named Kahlan since 1997, making it today's #9755 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Kahlan recorded 1,484 times among girls since 1997, holding rank #9755 nationally today, ahead of 44% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #5,732 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,755 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,484 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kahlan ranks #5,732 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,755 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,484 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,732 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,755 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,484
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kahlan's 1,484 recorded births place it above 92.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kahlan compares
1,484 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kahlan's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kahlan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,484 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 155 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kahlan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kahlan's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 10 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 155, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kahlan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 155
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Kahlan popularity over time - boys
85 total births recorded since 1995 (Kahlan as boys' name)
Kahlan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (857 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Kahlan's strongest decade.
857 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Kahlan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
477 births
- 2010s
2010s
857 births
- 2020s 105
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 857 births (58% of all-time use).
How Kahlan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kahlan's total volume
Kahlan by state
Where Kahlan concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 81 | 5.5% |
| #2 | California | | 66 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 39 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 35 | 2.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 25 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 24 | 1.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 20 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 20 | 1.3% |
81 of 1,484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Kahlan appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kahlan's data
- Kahlan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (857 total births); usage has since declined to 105 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kahlans (81 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kahlan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kahlan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.