Girls' name · since 1976
Kahlilah
55 babies named Kahlilah in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #33,890 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kahlilah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 55 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kahlilah has been recorded 55 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2024.
- #33,890 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 55 born since 1976
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kahlilah ranks #33,890 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1976, peaking in the 1970s.
- #33,890 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kahlilah's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kahlilah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kahlilah's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kahlilah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2024
- Peak year (1976)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Kahlilah by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (29 births, 53% of the file).
1970s was Kahlilah's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Kahlilah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 29 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Kahlilah's decade-level peak was the 1970s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kahlilah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1976–2024 (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 Kahlilah 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.