US rank #6800 Girls' name Peak 2022 198 births

Khalaya — #6800 US girls' name

198 babies named Khalaya in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s352010s872020s76
#6800
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 61% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Khalaya was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

25 babies were named Khalaya in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khalaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Khalaya between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Khalaya currently holds the #6800 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khalaya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Khalaya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Khalaya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khalaya 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 198 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.

Khalaya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

198

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2022

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,800

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Khalaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
25
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
51015202530 2024202120182014201120022000 6

Khalaya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
87 births that decade — 44% of Khalaya's all-time total
2000s352010s872020s76

Khalaya by state

Where Khalaya concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Khalaya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 3.0%
Texas share of Khalaya's total US births 3.0%

6 of 198 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khalaya?
198 babies have been named Khalaya since 2000. It currently ranks #6800 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 25 births.
When was Khalaya most popular?
Khalaya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Khalaya most popular?
The top states for the name Khalaya are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Khalaya been used?
Khalaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Khalaya?
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, 2000–2024 (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.