Recorded 1997–2018 Unisex name Peak 2006 53 births

Kahler — boys' name

53 babies named Kahler in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s272010s21
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Kahler was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kahler in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kahler

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Kahler between 1997 and 2018, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kahler currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Kahler is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 1997.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kahler performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kahler shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kahler in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 53 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kahler at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

53

Since 1997

22 years of records

Peak year

2006

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1997

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2018

Kahler popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1997

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2006)
9
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
45678910 20182017201120062003200220011997 5

Kahler popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1997 (Kahler as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1997 6

Kahler by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
27 births that decade — 51% of Kahler's all-time total
1990s52000s272010s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kahler?
53 babies have been named Kahler since 1997. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2006 with 9 births.
When was Kahler most popular?
Kahler was most popular in the 2000s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Is Kahler a unisex name?
Yes, Kahler is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 53 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Kahler been used?
Kahler has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 22 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Kahler?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kahlil, Kahari, Kahmari, Kaheem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.