US rank #14478 Girls' name Peak 2012 168 births

Khylei — #14478 US girls' name

168 babies named Khylei in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s222010s1072020s39
#14478
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 18% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Khylei was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

15 babies were named Khylei in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khylei

The Social Security Administration has registered 168 babies named Khylei between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Khylei currently holds the #14478 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khylei performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Khylei shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khylei 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 168 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.

Khylei at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

168

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2012

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#14,478

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Khylei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
15
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 202420212019201620142012201020082006 5

Khylei by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
107 births that decade — 64% of Khylei's all-time total
2000s222010s1072020s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khylei?
168 babies have been named Khylei since 2006. It currently ranks #14478 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 15 births.
When was Khylei most popular?
Khylei was most popular in the 2010s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Khylei been used?
Khylei has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Khylei?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khyla, Khylee, Khylie, Khyra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2006–2024 (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.