Boys' name · since 1970
Khalif
1,740 babies named Khalif in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,596 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,294 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,740
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,740 babies have been named Khalif since 1970, making it today's #4294 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khalif has been recorded 1,740 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #4294 nationally and more common than 69% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #3,596 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,294 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,740 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khalif ranks #3,596 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,294 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,740 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,596 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,294 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,740
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Khalif's 1,740 recorded births place it above 92.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Khalif compares
1,740 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Khalif's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khalif | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,740 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 34 | 22,252 |
Khalif's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Khalif splits its recorded history at 1998: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Khalif popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Khalif by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (457 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Khalif's strongest decade.
457 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Khalif births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 120
1970s
120 births
- 1980s
1980s
272 births
- 1990s
1990s
457 births
- 2000s
2000s
298 births
- 2010s
2010s
409 births
- 2020s
2020s
184 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 457 births (26% of all-time use).
How Khalif 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 Khalif's total volume
Khalif by state
Where Khalif concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 354 | 20.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 189 | 10.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 115 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 35 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 20 | 1.1% |
| #6 | California | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
354 of 1,740 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Khalif's data
- Khalif's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (457 total births) through the 2020s (184) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Khalifs (354 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Khalif: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Khalif 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.