Recorded 1982–2014 Unisex name Peak 2003 88 births

Kha — boys' name

88 babies named Kha in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s251990s252000s222010s16

The verdict

88 boys have been named Kha since 1982, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2014.

88
total births
1982–2014
years on record
1980s
peak decade
28%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

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

2003
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kha in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kha

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Kha between 1982 and 2014, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kha currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Kha is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1991.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kha 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 88 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.

Kha at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

88

Since 1982

33 years of records

Peak year

2003

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1982

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2014

Kha popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1982

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2003)
9
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Kha popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1991 (Kha as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1991 5

Kha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
25 births that decade — 28% of Kha's all-time total
1980s251990s252000s222010s16

Kha by state

Where Kha concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 5.7%
California share of Kha's total US births 5.7%

5 of 88 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kha?
88 babies have been named Kha since 1982. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2003 with 9 births.
When was Kha most popular?
Kha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Kha most popular?
The top states for the name Kha are California (5 births).
Is Kha a unisex name?
Yes, Kha is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 88 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Kha been used?
Kha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 33 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Kha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khalil, Khalid, Khari, Khai, 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, 1982–2014 (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.