Recorded 1981–2019 Boys' name Peak 1997 129 births

Khiem — boys' name

129 babies named Khiem in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s321990s412000s332010s23
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Khiem was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

10 babies were named Khiem in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khiem

The Social Security Administration has registered 129 babies named Khiem between 1981 and 2019, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Khiem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khiem performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Khiem shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khiem 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 129 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.

Khiem at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

129

Since 1981

39 years of records

Peak year

1997

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1981

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2019

Khiem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1981

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1997)
10
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4681012 20192012200420001996199019861981 7

Khiem by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
41 births that decade — 32% of Khiem's all-time total
1980s321990s412000s332010s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khiem?
129 babies have been named Khiem since 1981. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1997 with 10 births.
When was Khiem most popular?
Khiem was most popular in the 1990s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Khiem been used?
Khiem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 39 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Khiem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khiry, Khi, Khiree, Khizar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1981–2019 (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.