Recorded 1993–2020 Boys' name Peak 1994 38 births

Kahlif — boys' name

38 babies named Kahlif in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s102020s6
1990s
Peak decade

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

1994
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kahlif in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kahlif

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Kahlif between 1993 and 2020, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kahlif currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kahlif performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kahlif shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kahlif 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 38 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.

Kahlif at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

38

Since 1993

28 years of records

Peak year

1994

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1993

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2020

Kahlif popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1993

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1994)
6
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4.555.566.5 2020200420001999199619941993 5

Kahlif by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
22 births that decade — 58% of Kahlif's all-time total
1990s222000s102020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kahlif?
38 babies have been named Kahlif since 1993. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1994 with 6 births.
When was Kahlif most popular?
Kahlif was most popular in the 1990s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Kahlif been used?
Kahlif has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 28 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Kahlif?
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, 1993–2020 (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.