Boys' name · since 1981
Khaliq
Khaliq has 755 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,123 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,450 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 755
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Khaliq currently ranks #8450 among boys' names in America, with 755 babies recorded since 1981.
Khaliq has 755 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8450 as of the latest data, more common than 39% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #6,123 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,450 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 755 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khaliq ranks #6,123 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,450 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 755 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,123 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,450 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 755
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Khaliq's 755 recorded births place it above 86.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Khaliq compares
755 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Khaliq's all-time total is 105% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khaliq | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 755 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Khaliq's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Khaliq's full recorded timeline at 2008, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Khaliq popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Khaliq by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (270 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Khaliq's strongest decade.
270 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Khaliq births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
164 births
- 2000s
2000s
270 births
- 2010s
2010s
230 births
- 2020s 86
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 270 births (36% of all-time use).
How Khaliq 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 Khaliq's total volume
Khaliq by state
Where Khaliq concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 64 | 8.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 16 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.7% |
64 of 755 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Khaliq's data
- Khaliq's decade-level peak was the 2000s (270 total births); usage has since declined to 86 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Khaliqs (64 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 Khaliq: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Khaliq 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.