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
0%100%Median name50%66%
Khole vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Khole's 784 recorded births place it above 87.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

11 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
68
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
020406080 2005201020132016201920222025 21

Khole popularity over time - boys

84 total births recorded since 1998 (Khole as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 84 births
45678910 199820032004200620092011201220132014201620172021 5

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 520 births (66% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -28, 6.5%-24, 8.9%-54, 6%-47, 4.6%-107, 5.2%-27, 15.9%-25, 8.2%-24, 7.9%-42, 5.6%-112, 3.1%-54, 4.8%-45, 4.9%-58, 4.8%-85, 6.5%-50, 5%Khole-21, 8.7%Khole
Khole vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Khole by state

Where Khole concentrates geographically, total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Khole
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%
New York share of Khole's total US births 5.2%
Even split

41 of 784 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Khole appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khole?
784 babies have been named Khole since 2005. All-time, it sits at #8,864 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,866 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 68 births.
Where does Khole sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Khole most popular?
Khole was most popular in the 2010s decade with 520 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Khole most popular?
The top states for the name Khole are New York (41 births), Texas (29 births), Georgia (22 births).
Is Khole a unisex name?
Yes, Khole is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 784 births, and as a boy's name it has 84 births.
How long has the name Khole been used?
Records for Khole go back to 2005, giving 21 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Khole?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khori, Khora, Khodi, Khoi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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.

Keep exploring Khole

Nearby Names Like Khole

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Khole

Names with a similar popularity rank to Khole

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.

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.