US rank #7991 Boys' name Peak 2018 281 births

Khalel — #7991 US boys' name

281 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.

1990s112000s952010s1232020s52
#7991
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Khalel was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

18 babies were named Khalel in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khalel

The Social Security Administration has registered 281 babies named Khalel between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Khalel currently holds the #7991 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khalel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Khalel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Khalel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khalel 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 281 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.

Khalel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

281

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2018

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,991

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Khalel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
18
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 20242020201620122008200420001997 6

Khalel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
123 births that decade — 44% of Khalel's all-time total
1990s112000s952010s1232020s52

Khalel by state

Where Khalel concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Khalel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
10 3.6%
Florida share of Khalel's total US births 3.6%

10 of 281 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khalel?
281 babies have been named Khalel since 1997. It currently ranks #7991 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 18 births.
When was Khalel most popular?
Khalel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Khalel most popular?
The top states for the name Khalel are Florida (10 births).
How long has the name Khalel been used?
Khalel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Khalel?
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, 1997–2024 (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.