US rank #6457 Girls' name Peak 2011 1,042 births

Khyla — #6457 US girls' name

1,042 babies named Khyla in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s231990s1822000s3782010s3522020s107
#6457
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 63% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Khyla was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

64 babies were named Khyla in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khyla

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,042 babies named Khyla between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Khyla currently holds the #6457 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khyla performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 378 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Khyla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Khyla in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khyla 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 1,042 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.

Khyla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,042

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2011

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,457

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Khyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
64
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
020406080 202420192014200920041999199419841981 8

Khyla by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
378 births that decade — 36% of Khyla's all-time total
1980s231990s1822000s3782010s3522020s107

Khyla by state

Where Khyla concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Khyla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
29 2.8%
#2 Texas
27 2.6%
#3 Florida
21 2.0%
#4 California
18 1.7%
#5 Illinois
11 1.1%
#6 Ohio
10 1.0%
#7 Alabama
5 0.5%
Georgia share of Khyla's total US births 2.8%
Even split

29 of 1,042 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khyla?
1,042 babies have been named Khyla since 1981. It currently ranks #6457 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 64 births.
When was Khyla most popular?
Khyla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 378 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Khyla most popular?
The top states for the name Khyla are Georgia (29 births), Texas (27 births), Florida (21 births).
How long has the name Khyla been used?
Khyla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Khyla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khylee, Khylie, Khyra, Khya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1981–2024 (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.