Recorded 2018–2025 Boys' name Peak 2020 17 births

Khyel — boys' name

17 babies named Khyel in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s52020s12

The verdict

17 boys have been named Khyel since 2018, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.

17
total births
2018–2025
years on record
2020s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Khyel was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

6 babies were named Khyel in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khyel

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Khyel between 2018 and 2025, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Khyel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khyel performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Khyel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khyel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Khyel at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

17

Since 2018

8 years of records

Peak year

2020

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2018

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2025

Khyel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2018

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2020)
6
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 202520202018 5

Khyel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
12 births that decade — 71% of Khyel's all-time total
2010s52020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khyel?
17 babies have been named Khyel since 2018. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2020 with 6 births.
When was Khyel most popular?
Khyel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Khyel been used?
Khyel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 8 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Khyel?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2018–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.