Unisex name · since 1977
Khai
Khai has 3,184 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,436 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,181 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,184
- born since 1977
- 2020s
- peak decade
3,184 babies have been named Khai since 1977, making it today's #1181 unisex name.
Khai has 3,184 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1181 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #2,436 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,181 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,184 born since 1977
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khai ranks #2,436 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,181 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,184 born since 1977, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,436 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,181 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,184
- born since 1977
- 2020s
- peak decade
Khai's 3,184 recorded births place it above 94.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Khai compares
3,184 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Khai's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,184 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 367 | 34 | 22,252 |
Khai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Khai's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 90% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 10%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 367, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Khai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 367
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Khai popularity over time - girls
486 total births recorded since 1997 (Khai as girls' name)
Khai by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,428 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Khai's strongest decade.
1,428 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Khai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 79
1980s
79 births
- 1990s 166
1990s
166 births
- 2000s 413
2000s
413 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,088 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,428 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,428 births (45% of all-time use).
How Khai 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 Khai's total volume
Khai by state
Where Khai concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 352 | 11.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 272 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 227 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 138 | 4.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 105 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 89 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 77 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 73 | 2.3% |
352 of 3,184 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Khai appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Khais (352 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Khai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
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, 1977–2025 (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 Khai 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.