Boys' name · since 2018
Khal
Khal has 14 recorded births since 2018 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,867 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 2018
- 2010s
- peak decade
Khal sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 14 recorded since 2018.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khal has been recorded 14 times among boys since 2018, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2020.
- #31,867 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 14 born since 2018
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khal ranks #31,867 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 2018, peaking in the 2010s.
- #31,867 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 2018
- 2010s
- peak decade
Khal's 14 recorded births place it above 29.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Khal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Khal's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Khal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2020
- Peak year (2018)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Khal by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (9 births, 64% of the file).
2010s was Khal's strongest decade.
9 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Khal 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.
- 2010s
2010s
9 births
- 2020s*
2020s (partial decade: 2020–2025, six of ten years)
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 9 births (64% of all-time use).
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- Khal's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (9 total births) through the 2020s (5, 2020–2025 only) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Khal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~2 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, 2018–2020 (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 Khal 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.