Boys' name · since 1996
Khamal
30 babies named Khamal in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,865 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
30 boys have been named Khamal since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khamal has been recorded 30 times among boys since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2009.
- #25,865 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 30 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khamal ranks #25,865 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #25,865 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Khamal's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Khamal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Khamal's full recorded timeline at 2001, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Khamal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2009
- Peak year (2009)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Khamal by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (19 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Khamal's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Khamal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 19 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Khamal? ▼
Where does Khamal sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Khamal most popular? ▼
How long has the name Khamal been used? ▼
What names are similar to Khamal? ▼
Keep exploring Khamal
Nearby Names Like Khamal
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Khamal
Compare Khamal side by side: Khamal vs Khalil Khamal vs Khalid Khamal vs Khari
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Khamal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1996–2009 (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 Khamal 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.