US rank #1893 Boys' name Peak 1995 4,233 births

Kahlil — #1893 US boys' name

4,233 babies named Kahlil in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s341970s3031980s2831990s11802000s11342010s8562020s443
#1893
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 87% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Kahlil was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

268 babies were named Kahlil in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kahlil

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,233 babies named Kahlil between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kahlil currently holds the #1893 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 268 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kahlil performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,180 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kahlil shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 445 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Kahlil in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kahlil 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 4,233 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.

Kahlil at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,233

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

1995

268 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#1,893

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kahlil popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
268
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
-1000100200300 202420162008200019921984197619681967 12

Kahlil popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2018 (Kahlil as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2018 5

Kahlil by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,180 births that decade — 28% of Kahlil's all-time total
1960s341970s3031980s2831990s11802000s11342010s8562020s443

Kahlil by state

Where Kahlil concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kahlil
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
445 10.5%
#2 California
336 7.9%
#3 Pennsylvania
267 6.3%
#4 Georgia
188 4.4%
#5 Florida
181 4.3%
#6 North Carolina
155 3.7%
#7 Maryland
151 3.6%
#8 Virginia
144 3.4%
New York share of Kahlil's total US births 10.5%
Even split

445 of 4,233 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Kahlil appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kahlil?
4,233 babies have been named Kahlil since 1967. It currently ranks #1893 among boys. The peak year was 1995 with 268 births.
When was Kahlil most popular?
Kahlil was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,180 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Kahlil most popular?
The top states for the name Kahlil are New York (445 births), California (336 births), Pennsylvania (267 births).
How long has the name Kahlil been used?
Kahlil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kahlil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kahari, Kahmari, Kaheem, Kahleel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1967–2024 (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.