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.

#49,856 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1978
1970s
peak 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.

  • #49,856 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 15 born since 1978
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khedra ranks #49,856 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1978, peaking in the 1970s.

#49,856 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1978
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Khedra's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% 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

1970s is the heaviest window (15 births, 100% of the file).

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 August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khedra? ▼
Since 1978, Social Security records show 15 babies named Khedra. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #49,856 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1979. Its busiest year on record was 1979, with 10 births.
Where does Khedra sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khedra ranks #49,856 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Keep exploring Khedra

Nearby Names Like Khedra

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Khedra

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Khedra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1978–1979 (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 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 August 2026.