Girls' name · since 1982
Khala
Khala has 281 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 281
- total births
- 1982–2006
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 61%
- born in that decade
Khala is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 281 have been recorded since 1982.
Khala has 281 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2006.
- 281 total births
- 1982–2006 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 61% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Khala's 281 recorded births place it above 77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Khala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Khala's full recorded timeline at 1995, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Khala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2006
- Peak year (1996)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Khala by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Khala's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Khala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 52
1980s
52 births
- 1990s
1990s
171 births
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 171 births (61% of all-time use).
Khala by state
Where Khala concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 281 births nationwide.
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- Khala's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (171 total births) through the 2000s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Khalas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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, 1982–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Khala: Baby Name Since 1982 - 281 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/khala. 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 Khala 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.