Boys' name · since 1986
Khalifa
385 babies named Khalifa in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,226 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,194 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 385
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Khalifa is the #4194 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 385 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Khalifa recorded 385 times among boys since 1986, holding rank #4194 nationally today, ahead of 70% 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 1986 to 2025.
- #9,226 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,194 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 385 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khalifa ranks #9,226 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,194 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 385 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,226 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,194 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 385
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Khalifa's 385 recorded births place it above 79.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Khalifa compares
385 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Khalifa's all-time total is 4% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khalifa | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 385 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Khalifa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Khalifa splits its recorded history at 2012: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Khalifa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Khalifa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (188 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Khalifa's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Khalifa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 36
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
188 births
- 2020s
2020s
134 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 188 births (49% of all-time use).
Khalifa by state
Where Khalifa concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 2.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
10 of 385 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Khalifa's data
- Khalifa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (188 total births) through the 2020s (134) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Khalifas (10 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 Khalifa: 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 (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Khalifa 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.