Boys' name · since 1977
Khaaliq
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 60 babies named Khaaliq, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,900 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 60
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Khaaliq sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 60 recorded since 1977.
Khaaliq has 60 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1977 to 2022.
- #20,900 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 60 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khaaliq ranks #20,900 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,900 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 60
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Khaaliq's 60 recorded births place it above 53.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Khaaliq's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Khaaliq's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Khaaliq popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2022
- Peak year (1993)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Khaaliq by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (31 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Khaaliq's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Khaaliq births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window. * 2020s covers 2020–2025 only (six of ten years), so it is not directly comparable to a full decade.
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
31 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s* 5
2020s (partial decade: 2020–2025, six of ten years)
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 31 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Khaaliq's decade-level peak was the 1990s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s (2020–2025 only) -- 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 Khaaliq: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1977–2022 (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 Khaaliq 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.