Boys' name · since 1997
Khalel
287 babies named Khalel in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,844 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,217 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 287
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Khalel currently ranks #11217 among boys' names in America, with 287 babies recorded since 1997.
Khalel has 287 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11217 as of the latest data, more common than 19% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #10,844 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,217 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 287 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khalel ranks #10,844 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,217 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 287 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,844 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,217 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 287
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Khalel's 287 recorded births place it above 76.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Khalel compares
287 45th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Khalel's all-time total is 22% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khalel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 287 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Khalel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Khalel splits its recorded history at 2012: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Khalel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Khalel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (123 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Khalel's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Khalel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 123 births (43% of all-time use).
Khalel by state
Where Khalel concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 10 | 3.5% |
10 of 287 births nationwide.
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What to do with Khalel's data
- Khalel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (123 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Khalels (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Khalel: 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 (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Khalel 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.