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.

#23,873 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,872 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
135
born since 2017
2020s
peak decade

135 babies have been named Khailani since 2017, making it today's #4872 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Khailani recorded 135 times among girls since 2017, holding rank #4872 nationally today, ahead of 72% 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.

  • #23,873 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,872 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 135 born since 2017
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khailani ranks #23,873 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,872 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 135 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.

#23,873 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,872 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
135
born since 2017
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%71.8%
Khailani vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Khailani's 135 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Khailani compares

135 30th percentile among 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

Khailani's all-time total is 64% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Khailani Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 135 376 567,345
Peak-year births 28 21 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 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

2020s is the heaviest window (115 births, 85% of the file).

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 August 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. All-time, it sits at #23,873 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,872 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2025 with 28 births.
Where does Khailani sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khailani ranks #23,873 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,872 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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

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 Khailani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2017–2025 (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 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 August 2026.