Recorded 1971–2022 Boys' name Peak 1977 928 births

Khary — boys' name

928 babies named Khary in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

928 boys have been named Khary since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2022.

928
total births
1971–2022
years on record
1970s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Khary was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

58 babies were named Khary in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khary

The Social Security Administration has registered 928 babies named Khary between 1971 and 2022, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Khary currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khary performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 373 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Khary shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 106 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Khary in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khary in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 928 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Khary at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

928

Since 1971

52 years of records

Peak year

1977

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1971

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2022

Khary popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1971

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1977)
58
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
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Khary popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2020 (Khary as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2020 5

Khary by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
373 births that decade — 40% of Khary's all-time total
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Khary by state

Where Khary concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Khary
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%
New York share of Khary's total US births 11.4%
Even split

106 of 928 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khary?
928 babies have been named Khary since 1971. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1977 with 58 births.
When was Khary most popular?
Khary was most popular in the 1970s decade with 373 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Khary most popular?
The top states for the name Khary are New York (106 births), Michigan (52 births), Pennsylvania (37 births).
How long has the name Khary been used?
Khary has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 52 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Khary?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khalil, Khalid, Khari, Khai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.