Girls' name · since 1985
Khaleah
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 442 babies named Khaleah, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,738 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,061 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 442
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Khaleah currently ranks #9061 among girls' names in America, with 442 babies recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Khaleah recorded 442 times among girls since 1985, holding rank #9061 nationally today, ahead of 48% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #12,738 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,061 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 442 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khaleah ranks #12,738 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,061 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 442 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,738 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,061 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 442
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Khaleah's 442 recorded births place it above 82.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Khaleah compares
442 Top 47% higher than 53% of 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
Khaleah's all-time total is 18% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khaleah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 442 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Khaleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Khaleah splits its recorded history at 2010: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Khaleah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Currently ranks #9061 among girls.
442 total births across 41 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2014 with 27 births in a single year.
Khaleah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (180 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Khaleah's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Khaleah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s
2010s
180 births
- 2020s
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 180 births (41% of all-time use).
Khaleah decade highlights
- Peak decade 180 births
- Runner-up 130 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Khaleah by state
Where Khaleah concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 7 | 1.6% |
7 of 442 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Georgia 1.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Georgia accounts for 1.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Khaleah's data
- Khaleah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (180 total births) through the 2020s (98) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Khaleahs (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Khaleah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Khaleah 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.
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