Boys' name · since 1979
Kahlid
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 26 babies named Kahlid, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,966 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kahlid is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 26 have been recorded since 1979.
Kahlid has 26 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2000.
- #26,966 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 26 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kahlid ranks #26,966 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,966 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kahlid's 26 recorded births place it above 40.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kahlid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kahlid's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kahlid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2000
- Peak year (1995)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Kahlid by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (15 births, 58% of the file).
1990s was Kahlid's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Kahlid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 15 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Kahlid's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2000s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kahlid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1979–2000 (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 Kahlid 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.