Girls' name · since 2011
Khaleesi
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 5,537 babies named Khaleesi, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,407 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #690 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,537
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Khaleesi currently ranks #690 among girls' names in America, with 5,537 babies recorded since 2011.
Social Security Administration records show Khaleesi recorded 5,537 times among girls since 2011, holding rank #690 nationally today, ahead of 96% 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 2011 to 2025.
- #2,407 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #690 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,537 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khaleesi ranks #2,407 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #690 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,537 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,407 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #690 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,537
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Khaleesi's 5,537 recorded births place it above 96.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Khaleesi compares
5,537 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Khaleesi's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khaleesi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,537 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 565 | 21 | 19,840 |
Khaleesi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Khaleesi's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 28 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 565, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Khaleesi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 565
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Khaleesi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,066 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Khaleesi's strongest decade.
3,066 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Khaleesi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
3,066 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,471 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,066 births (55% of all-time use).
How Khaleesi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Khaleesi's total volume
Khaleesi by state
Where Khaleesi concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 686 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 567 | 10.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 504 | 9.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 362 | 6.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 204 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 173 | 3.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 156 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 149 | 2.7% |
686 of 5,537 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Khaleesi appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Khaleesi's data
- Khaleesi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,066 total births) through the 2020s (2,471) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Khaleesis (686 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Khaleesi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2011–2025 (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 Khaleesi 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.