Boys' name · since 1967
Kahlil
4,283 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.
- #1,978 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,621 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,283
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
4,283 babies have been named Kahlil since 1967, making it today's #2621 boys' name.
Kahlil has 4,283 recorded births among boys since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2621 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of boys, 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 1967 to 2025.
- #1,978 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,621 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,283 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kahlil ranks #1,978 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,621 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,283 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,978 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,621 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,283
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kahlil's 4,283 recorded births place it above 95.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Kahlil compares
4,283 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kahlil's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kahlil | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,283 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 268 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kahlil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kahlil splits its recorded history at 1996: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1969 (10 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 268 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kahlil popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 268
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Kahlil popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2018 (Kahlil as girls' name)
Kahlil by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,180 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Kahlil's strongest decade.
1,180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Kahlil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s 303
1970s
303 births
- 1980s 283
1980s
283 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,180 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,134 births
- 2010s
2010s
856 births
- 2020s
2020s
493 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,180 births (28% of all-time use).
How Kahlil compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kahlil's total volume
Kahlil by state
Where Kahlil concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 445 | 10.4% |
| #2 | California | | 341 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 267 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 188 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 181 | 4.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 155 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 151 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 144 | 3.4% |
445 of 4,283 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Kahlil appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kahlil's data
- Kahlil's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (1,180 total births) through the 2020s (493) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Kahlils (445 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kahlil
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kahlil: 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 (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Kahlil 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.