Boys' name · since 1989
Khiry
Khiry has 1,164 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,668 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,185 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,164
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,164 babies have been named Khiry since 1989, making it today's #9185 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Khiry recorded 1,164 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #9185 nationally today, ahead of 34% of boys, 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 1989 to 2025.
- #4,668 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,185 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,164 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khiry ranks #4,668 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,185 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,164 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,668 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,185 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,164
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Khiry's 1,164 recorded births place it above 89.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Khiry compares
1,164 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Khiry's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khiry | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,164 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 244 | 34 | 22,252 |
Khiry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Khiry's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 27% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 73%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 244, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Khiry popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 244
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Khiry popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 1990 (Khiry as girls' name)
Khiry by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (651 births, 56% of the file).
1990s was Khiry's strongest decade.
651 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Khiry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 159
1980s
159 births
- 1990s
1990s
651 births
- 2000s 66
2000s
66 births
- 2010s 223
2010s
223 births
- 2020s 65
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 651 births (56% of all-time use).
How Khiry compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Khiry's total volume
Khiry by state
Where Khiry concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 63 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 57 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 49 | 4.2% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 39 | 3.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 37 | 3.2% |
| #6 | California | | 33 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 33 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 30 | 2.6% |
63 of 1,164 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Khiry appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Khiry's data
- Khiry's decade-level peak was the 1990s (651 total births); usage has since declined to 65 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Khirys (63 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Khiry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Khiry 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.