Girls' name · since 1991
Khaila
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 451 babies named Khaila, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,596 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,308 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 451
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Khaila is the #11308 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 451 recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khaila has been recorded 451 times among girls since 1991, currently ranked #11308 nationally and more common than 35% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #12,596 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,308 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 451 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khaila ranks #12,596 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,308 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 451 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,596 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,308 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 451
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Khaila's 451 recorded births place it above 82.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Khaila compares
451 Top 47% higher than 53% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Khaila's all-time total is 20% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khaila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 451 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 82 | 21 | 19,840 |
Khaila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Khaila splits its recorded history at 2008: 24% of all births land in the more recent half, 76% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 82 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Khaila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Khaila by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (242 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Khaila's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Khaila 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.
- 1990s
1990s
242 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s 64
2010s
64 births
- 2020s* 28
2020s (partial decade: 2020–2025, six of ten years)
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 242 births (54% of all-time use).
Khaila by state
Where Khaila concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 11 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 8 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.1% |
17 of 451 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Khaila's data
- Khaila's decade-level peak was the 1990s (242 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s (2020–2025 only) -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Khailas (17 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Khaila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Khaila 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.