Boys' name · since 1981
Khiem
Khiem has 129 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,758 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 129
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
129 boys have been named Khiem since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Khiem recorded 129 times among boys since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2019.
- #15,758 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 129 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khiem ranks #15,758 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 129 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,758 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 129
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Khiem's 129 recorded births place it above 65.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Khiem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Khiem's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Khiem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2019
- Peak year (1997)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Khiem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (41 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Khiem's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Khiem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
33 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 41 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Khiem's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (41 total births) through the 2010s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Khiem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1981–2019 (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 Khiem 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.