Boys' name · since 2007

Khyber

16 babies named Khyber in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,833 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade

Khyber is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 2007.

Social Security Administration records show Khyber recorded 16 times among boys since 2007, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2016.

  • #30,833 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 2007
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khyber ranks #30,833 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.

#30,833 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Khyber's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Khyber's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Khyber splits its recorded history at 2013: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Khyber popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2007)
6
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 200720132016 5

Khyber by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (10 births, 63% of the file).

2010s was Khyber's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Khyber births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window.

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khyber? ▼
Khyber has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 2007, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #30,833 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 6 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
Where does Khyber sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khyber ranks #30,833 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Khyber most popular? ▼
Khyber was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Khyber been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Khyber since 2007 -- 10 years through the most recent 2016 data.
What names are similar to Khyber? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khyree, Khyrie, Khylan, Khyson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Khyber

Nearby Names Like Khyber

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

Khyree Boy
#1988 1,942 births
Khyrie Boy
#2119 787 births
Khylan Boy
#3110 734 births
Khyson Boy
#2388 705 births
Khyler Boy
#3726 692 births

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Crawley
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Lurie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Khyber: 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, 2007–2016 (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 Khyber 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.