Boys' name · since 1982
Khaleef
Khaleef has 101 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 101
- total births
- 1982–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
Khaleef is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 101 have been recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khaleef has been recorded 101 times among boys since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- 101 total births
- 1982–2025 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Khaleef's 101 recorded births place it above 62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Khaleef's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Khaleef's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Khaleef popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Khaleef by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Khaleef's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Khaleef births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 39 births (39% of all-time use).
Khaleef by state
Where Khaleef concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 15.8% |
16 of 101 births nationwide.
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- Khaleef's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Khaleefs (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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, 1982–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Khaleef: Baby Name Since 1982 - 101 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/khaleef. 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 Khaleef 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.