Boys' name · since 1997
Khizar
187 babies named Khizar in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5367
- among boys today
- 187
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 62%
- more common than other boys
Khizar currently ranks #5367 among boys' names in America, with 187 babies recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khizar has been recorded 187 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #5367 nationally and more common than 62% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #5367 among boys today
- 187 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
- 62% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Khizar is currently the #5367 boys' name in America, more common than 62% of boys - 187 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5367
- among boys today
- 187
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 62%
- more common than other boys
Khizar vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
More common than 62% of names given to boys today.
45% of everyone ever named Khizar was born in this single decade.
18 babies were named Khizar in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Khizar compares
187 37th percentile among 14,294 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
Khizar's all-time total is 49% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khizar | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 187 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 23 | 22,252 |
Khizar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Khizar splits its recorded history at 2016: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Khizar at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Khizar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Currently ranks #5367 among boys.
187 total births across 29 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 18 births in a single year.
Khizar by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Khizar's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Khizar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 84 births (45% of all-time use).
Khizar decade highlights
- Peak decade 84 births
- Runner-up 74 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Khizar by state
Where Khizar concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
Top 5 states
- New York 5.9% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 5.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Khizar's data
- Khizar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (84 total births) through the 2020s (74) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Khizars (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1997–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Khizar: #5367 Boys' Name - 187 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/khizar. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Khizar 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 June 2026.
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