Boys' name · since 1998
Khail
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Khail, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 37
- total births
- 1998–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
Khail sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 37 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Khail recorded 37 times among boys since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2022.
- 37 total births
- 1998–2022 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Khail's 37 recorded births place it above 46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Khail's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Khail's full recorded timeline at 2008, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Khail popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2022
- Peak year (2011)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Khail by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Khail's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Khail births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Khail's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1998–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Khail: Baby Name Since 1998 - 37 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/khail. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Khail 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 July 2026.