Boys' name · since 1962
Khalid
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 8,197 babies named Khalid, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,357 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #941 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,197
- born since 1962
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Khalid is the #941 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 8,197 recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Khalid recorded 8,197 times among boys since 1962, holding rank #941 nationally today, ahead of 93% of boys, 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 1962 to 2025.
- #1,357 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #941 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,197 born since 1962
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khalid ranks #1,357 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #941 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,197 born since 1962, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,357 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #941 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,197
- born since 1962
- 2010s
- peak decade
Khalid's 8,197 recorded births place it above 97.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Khalid compares
8,197 Top 10% higher than 90% of 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
Khalid's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khalid | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,197 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 273 | 34 | 22,252 |
Khalid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Khalid splits its recorded history at 1994: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1962 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 273 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Khalid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 273
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Khalid by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,092 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Khalid's strongest decade.
2,092 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Khalid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 84
1960s
84 births
- 1970s 600
1970s
600 births
- 1980s 708
1980s
708 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,546 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,708 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,092 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,459 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,092 births (26% of all-time use).
How Khalid compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Khalid's total volume
Khalid by state
Where Khalid concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 944 | 11.5% |
| #2 | California | | 780 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 522 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 448 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 378 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 364 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 354 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 339 | 4.1% |
944 of 8,197 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Khalid appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Khalid's data
- Khalid's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,092 total births) through the 2020s (1,459) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Khalids (944 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Khalid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Khalid 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.