Girls' name · since 1974
Khia
871 babies named Khia in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,334 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 871
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
871 babies have been named Khia since 1974, making it today's #15334 girls' name.
Khia has 871 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15334 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #8,256 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,334 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 871 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khia ranks #8,256 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,334 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 871 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,334 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 871
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Khia's 871 recorded births place it above 88.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Khia compares
871 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Khia's all-time total is 132% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 871 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 97 | 21 | 19,840 |
Khia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Khia splits its recorded history at 2002: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 97 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Khia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 97
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Khia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (439 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Khia's strongest decade.
439 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Khia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 45
1970s
45 births
- 1980s 57
1980s
57 births
- 1990s 76
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
439 births
- 2010s
2010s
186 births
- 2020s 68
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 439 births (50% of all-time use).
How Khia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Khia's total volume
Khia by state
Where Khia concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 24 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 9 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 8 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
24 of 871 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Khia appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Khia's data
- Khia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (439 total births); usage has since declined to 68 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Khias (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Khia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Khia 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.