Girls' name · since 2017

Khailani

Since 2017, U.S. Social Security records show 135 babies named Khailani, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#5949
among girls today
135
born since 2017
2020s
peak decade
66%
more common than other girls

135 babies have been named Khailani since 2017, making it today's #5949 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Khailani recorded 135 times among girls since 2017, holding rank #5949 nationally today, ahead of 66% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2025.

  • #5949 among girls today
  • 135 born since 2017
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 66% more common than other girls

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

Khailani is currently the #5949 girls' name in America, more common than 66% of girls - 135 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.

#5949
among girls today
135
born since 2017
2020s
peak decade
66%
more common than other girls

Khailani vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%66.4%
Khailani vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#5949
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Khailani was born in this single decade.

2025
Single peak year

28 babies were named Khailani in 2025 - its busiest year on record.

How Khailani compares

135 29th percentile among 17,726 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

Khailani's all-time total is 65% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Khailani Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 135 382 567,345
Peak-year births 28 48 19,840

Khailani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Khailani's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Khailani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

135

Since 2017

9 years of records

Peak year

2025

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,949

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

2017

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2025

Khailani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
28
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
0102030 201720182019202020212022202320242025 28

Khailani by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2020s was Khailani's strongest decade.

115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.

Khailani births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 115 births (85% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Khailani by state

Where Khailani concentrates geographically, total births since 2017

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Khailani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 7.4%
#2 Texas
6 4.4%
California share of Khailani's total US births 7.4%
Even split

10 of 135 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khailani?
135 babies have been named Khailani since 2017. It currently ranks #5949 among girls. The peak year was 2025 with 28 births.
When was Khailani most popular?
Khailani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Khailani most popular?
The top states for the name Khailani are California (10 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Khailani been used?
Records for Khailani go back to 2017, giving 9 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Khailani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khadijah, Khaleesi, Khadija, Khalia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Khailani's data

  • California records the most Khailanis (10 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.

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, 2017–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Khailani: #5949 Girls' Name - 135 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/khailani. 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 Khailani 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.