Unisex name · since 1971
Khari
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 4,766 babies named Khari, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,840 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,535 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,766
- born since 1971
- 2020s
- peak decade
4,766 babies have been named Khari since 1971, making it today's #1535 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khari has been recorded 4,766 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #1535 nationally and more common than 89% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #1,840 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,535 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,766 born since 1971
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khari ranks #1,840 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,535 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,766 born since 1971, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,840 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,535 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,766
- born since 1971
- 2020s
- peak decade
Khari's 4,766 recorded births place it above 95.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Khari compares
4,766 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Khari's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khari | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,766 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 380 | 34 | 22,252 |
Khari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Khari's full recorded timeline at 1999, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 380 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Khari popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 380
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Khari popularity over time - girls
1,954 total births recorded since 1976 (Khari as girls' name)
Khari by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,599 births, 34% of the file).
2020s was Khari's strongest decade.
1,599 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Khari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 285
1970s
285 births
- 1980s 100
1980s
100 births
- 1990s
1990s
958 births
- 2000s 576
2000s
576 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,248 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,599 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,599 births (34% of all-time use).
How Khari 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 Khari's total volume
Khari by state
Where Khari concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 364 | 7.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 314 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 274 | 5.7% |
| #4 | California | | 254 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Texas | | 250 | 5.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 202 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 177 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 172 | 3.6% |
364 of 4,766 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Khari appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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- Georgia records the most Kharis (364 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Khari: 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 (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Khari 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.