Recorded 1979–2000 Boys' name Peak 1995 26 births

Kahlid — boys' name

26 babies named Kahlid in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s152000s6
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Kahlid was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kahlid in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kahlid

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Kahlid between 1979 and 2000, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kahlid currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kahlid performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kahlid shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kahlid 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 26 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.

Kahlid at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

26

Since 1979

22 years of records

Peak year

1995

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1979

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2000

Kahlid popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1979

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1995)
9
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Kahlid by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
15 births that decade — 58% of Kahlid's all-time total
1970s51990s152000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kahlid?
26 babies have been named Kahlid since 1979. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1995 with 9 births.
When was Kahlid most popular?
Kahlid was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Kahlid been used?
Kahlid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 22 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Kahlid?
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, 1979–2000 (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.