US rank #2164 Girls' name Peak 2021 763 births

Khelani — #2164 US girls' name

763 babies named Khelani in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s2562020s507
#2164
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 88% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Khelani was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

119 babies were named Khelani in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khelani

The Social Security Administration has registered 763 babies named Khelani between 2016 and 2024, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Khelani currently holds the #2164 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 119 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khelani performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 507 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Khelani shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 84 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Khelani in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khelani 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 763 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.

Khelani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

763

Since 2016

9 years of records

Peak year

2021

119 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,164

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2016

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2024

Khelani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2016

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
119
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
20406080100120140 202420232022202120202019201820172016 29

Khelani by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
507 births that decade — 66% of Khelani's all-time total
2010s2562020s507

Khelani by state

Where Khelani concentrates geographically — total births since 2016

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Khelani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
84 11.0%
#2 Florida
69 9.0%
#3 Georgia
43 5.6%
#4 California
35 4.6%
#5 North Carolina
31 4.1%
#6 Mississippi
20 2.6%
#7 New York
18 2.4%
#8 South Carolina
16 2.1%
Texas share of Khelani's total US births 11.0%
Even split

84 of 763 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Khelani appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khelani?
763 babies have been named Khelani since 2016. It currently ranks #2164 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 119 births.
When was Khelani most popular?
Khelani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 507 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Khelani most popular?
The top states for the name Khelani are Texas (84 births), Florida (69 births), Georgia (43 births).
How long has the name Khelani been used?
Khelani has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 9 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Khelani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kherington, Khepri, Khelsea, Kheumani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2016–2024 (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.