Recorded 1982–2019 Boys' name Peak 2019 59 births

Khalief — boys' name

59 babies named Khalief in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s212000s72010s19

The verdict

59 boys have been named Khalief since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2019.

59
total births
1982–2019
years on record
1990s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Khalief was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

9 babies were named Khalief in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khalief

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Khalief between 1982 and 2019, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Khalief currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khalief performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Khalief shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Khalief in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khalief 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 59 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.

Khalief at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

59

Since 1982

38 years of records

Peak year

2019

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1982

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2019

Khalief popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1982

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2019)
9
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Khalief by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
21 births that decade — 36% of Khalief's all-time total
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Khalief by state

Where Khalief concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Khalief
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
10 16.9%
Pennsylvania share of Khalief's total US births 16.9%

10 of 59 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khalief?
59 babies have been named Khalief since 1982. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2019 with 9 births.
When was Khalief most popular?
Khalief was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Khalief most popular?
The top states for the name Khalief are Pennsylvania (10 births).
How long has the name Khalief been used?
Khalief has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 38 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Khalief?
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.

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, 1982–2019 (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.