Boys' name · since 1957
Khalil
25,021 babies named Khalil in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #743 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #384 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,021
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
25,021 babies have been named Khalil since 1957, making it today's #384 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Khalil recorded 25,021 times among boys since 1957, holding rank #384 nationally today, ahead of 97% 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 1957 to 2025.
- #743 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #384 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 25,021 born since 1957
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khalil ranks #743 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #384 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 25,021 born since 1957, peaking in the 2010s.
- #743 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #384 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,021
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
Khalil's 25,021 recorded births place it above 98.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Khalil compares
25,021 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Khalil's all-time total is 68x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khalil | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25,021 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,233 | 34 | 22,252 |
Khalil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Khalil's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 93% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 7%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 1,233, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Khalil popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 1,233
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Khalil popularity over time - girls
182 total births recorded since 1979 (Khalil as girls' name)
Khalil by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6,922 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Khalil's strongest decade.
6,922 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Khalil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 68
1960s
68 births
- 1970s 363
1970s
363 births
- 1980s 800
1980s
800 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,926 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,826 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,922 births
- 2020s
2020s
6,111 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,922 births (28% of all-time use).
How Khalil 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 Khalil's total volume
Khalil by state
Where Khalil concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,812 | 7.2% |
| #2 | California | | 1,808 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,622 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 1,570 | 6.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,545 | 6.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 1,535 | 6.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 1,251 | 5.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 1,169 | 4.7% |
1,812 of 25,021 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Khalil appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Khalil's data
- Khalil's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6,922 total births) through the 2020s (6,111) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Khalils (1,812 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 Khalil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Khalil 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.