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.
- 451
- total births
- 1991–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
Khaila is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 451 have been recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khaila has been recorded 451 times among girls since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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.
- 451 total births
- 1991–2025 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Khaila's 451 recorded births place it above 83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1990s
1990s
242 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s 64
2010s
64 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
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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- Khaila's decade-level peak was the 1990s (242 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- 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
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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, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Khaila: Baby Name Since 1991 - 451 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/khaila. 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 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 July 2026.