US rank #2610 Boys' name Peak 1999 1,187 births

Khaleel — #2610 US boys' name

1,187 babies named Khaleel in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s431990s3022000s2832010s2982020s247
#2610
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 82% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Khaleel was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

54 babies were named Khaleel in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khaleel

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,187 babies named Khaleel between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Khaleel currently holds the #2610 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khaleel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 302 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Khaleel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 101 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Khaleel in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khaleel 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 1,187 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.

Khaleel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,187

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

1999

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#2,610

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Khaleel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
54
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0204060 202420182012200620001994198819781975 6

Khaleel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
302 births that decade — 25% of Khaleel's all-time total
1970s141980s431990s3022000s2832010s2982020s247

Khaleel by state

Where Khaleel concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Khaleel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
101 8.5%
#2 Florida
52 4.4%
#3 Texas
22 1.9%
#4 California
16 1.3%
#5 Georgia
12 1.0%
#6 Illinois
12 1.0%
#7 Ohio
7 0.6%
#8 Maryland
5 0.4%
New York share of Khaleel's total US births 8.5%
Even split

101 of 1,187 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khaleel?
1,187 babies have been named Khaleel since 1975. It currently ranks #2610 among boys. The peak year was 1999 with 54 births.
When was Khaleel most popular?
Khaleel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 302 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Khaleel most popular?
The top states for the name Khaleel are New York (101 births), Florida (52 births), Texas (22 births).
How long has the name Khaleel been used?
Khaleel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Khaleel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khalil, Khalid, Khari, Khai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1975–2024 (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.