Boys' name · since 2015
Khayr
Since 2015, U.S. Social Security records show 70 babies named Khayr, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,826 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,102 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 70
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Khayr is the #6102 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 70 recorded since 2015.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khayr has been recorded 70 times among boys since 2015, currently ranked #6102 nationally and more common than 56% 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 2015 to 2025.
- #19,826 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,102 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 70 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khayr ranks #19,826 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,102 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 70 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #19,826 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,102 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 70
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
Khayr's 70 recorded births place it above 56.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Khayr compares
70 21st 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
Khayr's all-time total is 81% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khayr | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 70 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Khayr's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Khayr's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Khayr popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Khayr by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (65 births, 93% of the file).
2020s was Khayr's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 93% of all-time use.
Khayr births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 65 births (93% of all-time use).
Khayr by state
Where Khayr concentrates geographically, total births since 2015
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 7.1% |
5 of 70 births nationwide.
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- Pennsylvania records the most Khayrs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Khayr: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~10 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, 2015–2025 (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 Khayr 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.