Girls' name · since 1987
Khayla
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 808 babies named Khayla, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 808
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
808 girls have been named Khayla since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khayla has been recorded 808 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2020.
- #8,667 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 808 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khayla ranks #8,667 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 808 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 808
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Khayla's 808 recorded births place it above 88.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Khayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Khayla's full recorded timeline at 2003, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 59 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Khayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2020
- Peak year (2000)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Khayla by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (353 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Khayla's strongest decade.
353 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Khayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
353 births
- 2000s
2000s
323 births
- 2010s 86
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 353 births (44% of all-time use).
How Khayla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Khayla's total volume
Khayla by state
Where Khayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 23 | 2.8% |
| #2 | California | | 21 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Texas | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.6% |
23 of 808 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Khayla appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Khayla's data
- Khayla's decade-level peak was the 1990s (353 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Khaylas (23 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Khayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1987–2020 (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 Khayla 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.