Girls' name · since 1982
Khira
Khira has 304 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,788 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 304
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Khira sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 304 recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khira has been recorded 304 times among girls since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2021.
- #15,788 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 304 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khira ranks #15,788 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 304 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,788 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 304
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Khira's 304 recorded births place it above 78.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Khira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Khira's full recorded timeline at 2004, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Khira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2021
- Peak year (2008)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Khira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (122 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Khira's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Khira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
72 births
- 2000s
2000s
122 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 122 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Khira's decade-level peak was the 2000s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Khira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1982–2021 (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 Khira 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.