Girls' name · since 1978

Khedra

Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Khedra, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

15
total births
1978–1979
years on record
1970s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Khedra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 15 recorded since 1978.

Khedra has 15 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1979.

  • 15 total births
  • 1978–1979 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Khedra's 15 recorded births place it above 30% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Khedra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Khedra's full recorded timeline at 1979, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Khedra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1979

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1979)
10
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
4681012 19781979 10

Khedra by decade

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

1970s was Khedra's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Khedra births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khedra?
Since 1978, Social Security records show 15 babies named Khedra. The most recent recorded year was 1979. Its busiest year on record was 1979, with 10 births.
When was Khedra most popular?
Khedra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Khedra been used?
The SSA has tracked Khedra since 1978 -- 2 years through the most recent 1979 data.
What names are similar to Khedra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khelani, Kherington, Khepri, Khemistry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1978–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Khedra: Baby Name Since 1978 - 15 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/khedra. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Khedra 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 July 2026.