Boys' name · since 1971
Khary
Khary has 928 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,389 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 928
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Khary is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 928 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khary has been recorded 928 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. 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 2022.
- #5,389 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 928 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khary ranks #5,389 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 928 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,389 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 928
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Khary's 928 recorded births place it above 88.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Khary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Khary splits its recorded history at 1996: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 58 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Khary popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2022
- Peak year (1977)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Khary popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2020 (Khary as girls' name)
Khary by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (373 births, 40% of the file).
1970s was Khary's strongest decade.
373 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Khary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
373 births
- 1980s
1980s
171 births
- 1990s
1990s
167 births
- 2000s 119
2000s
119 births
- 2010s 74
2010s
74 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 373 births (40% of all-time use).
How Khary 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 Khary's total volume
Khary by state
Where Khary concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 106 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 52 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 37 | 4.0% |
| #4 | California | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 8 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.8% |
106 of 928 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Khary's decade-level peak was the 1970s (373 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kharys (106 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 Khary: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1971–2022 (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 Khary 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.