US rank #16949 Girls' name Peak 2015 15 births

Khairah — #16949 US girls' name

15 babies named Khairah in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s102020s5
#16949
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 4% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Khairah was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

5 babies were named Khairah in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khairah

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Khairah between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Khairah currently holds the #16949 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khairah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Khairah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khairah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 15 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Khairah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

15

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2015

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,949

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Khairah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
5
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
5 202420182015 5

Khairah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
10 births that decade — 67% of Khairah's all-time total
2010s102020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khairah?
15 babies have been named Khairah since 2015. It currently ranks #16949 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 5 births.
When was Khairah most popular?
Khairah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Khairah been used?
Khairah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Khairah?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2015–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.