US rank #5039 Boys' name Peak 2023 55 births

Khayr — #5039 US boys' name

55 babies named Khayr in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s52020s50
#5039
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 65% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

91% of everyone ever named Khayr was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

23 babies were named Khayr in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khayr

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Khayr between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Khayr currently holds the #5039 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khayr performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Khayr shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Khayr in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khayr 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 55 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.

Khayr at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

55

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2023

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,039

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Khayr popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
23
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
0510152025 2024202320222015 5

Khayr by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
50 births that decade — 91% of Khayr's all-time total
2010s52020s50

Khayr by state

Where Khayr concentrates geographically — total births since 2015

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Khayr
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 9.1%
Pennsylvania share of Khayr's total US births 9.1%

5 of 55 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khayr?
55 babies have been named Khayr since 2015. It currently ranks #5039 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 23 births.
When was Khayr most popular?
Khayr was most popular in the 2020s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Khayr most popular?
The top states for the name Khayr are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Khayr been used?
Khayr has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Khayr?
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, 2015–2024 (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.