Boys' name · since 2006
Khayir
108 babies named Khayir in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,926 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,012 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 108
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Khayir is the #5012 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 108 recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Khayir recorded 108 times among boys since 2006, holding rank #5012 nationally today, ahead of 64% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #16,926 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,012 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 108 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khayir ranks #16,926 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,012 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 108 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,926 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,012 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 108
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Khayir's 108 recorded births place it above 62.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Khayir compares
108 27th percentile among 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
Khayir's all-time total is 71% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khayir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 108 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Khayir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Khayir's full recorded timeline at 2023, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Khayir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Currently ranks #5012 among boys.
108 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2022 with 28 births in a single year.
Khayir by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (103 births, 95% of the file).
2020s was Khayir's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 95% of all-time use.
Khayir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 103 births (95% of all-time use).
Khayir decade highlights
- Peak decade 103 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Khayir by state
Where Khayir concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 4.6% |
5 of 108 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Georgia 4.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Georgia accounts for 4.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Georgia records the most Khayirs (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Khayir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Khayir 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.
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