Unisex name · since 2005
Khole
784 babies named Khole in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,864 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,866 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 784
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Khole is the #5866 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 784 recorded since 2005.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khole has been recorded 784 times among girls since 2005, currently ranked #5866 nationally and more common than 66% of girls, 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 2005 to 2025.
- #8,864 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,866 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 784 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khole ranks #8,864 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,866 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 784 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,864 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,866 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 784
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Khole's 784 recorded births place it above 87.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Khole compares
784 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Khole's all-time total is 109% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khole | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 784 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 21 | 19,840 |
Khole's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Khole's full recorded timeline at 2016, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 68 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Khole popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Currently ranks #5866 among girls.
784 total births across 21 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2012 with 68 births in a single year.
Khole popularity over time - boys
84 total births recorded since 1998 (Khole as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Khole accounts for 10% of total recorded use across both genders.
Khole by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (520 births, 66% of the file).
2010s was Khole's strongest decade.
520 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Khole births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 82
2000s
82 births
- 2010s
2010s
520 births
- 2020s 182
2020s
182 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 520 births (66% of all-time use).
Khole decade highlights
- Peak decade 520 births
- Runner-up 182 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Khole compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Khole's total volume
Khole by state
Where Khole concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 41 | 5.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 29 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 22 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 17 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 16 | 2.0% |
| #6 | California | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
41 of 784 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 5.2% of nationwide
- Texas 3.7% of nationwide
- Georgia 2.8% of nationwide
- Florida 2.2% of nationwide
- Alabama 2.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 11 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 5.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Khole appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Khole's data
- Khole's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (520 total births) through the 2020s (182) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Kholes (41 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 Khole: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Khole 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.
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