Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Khaled

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #1,773 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#1,773
among boys · ↓231 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
91
named Khaled · -20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,770
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
114 babies
All-time total
2,777
#2,673 all-time among boys
First recorded
1969
in Social Security records

Khaled popularity over time

2,777 babies have been named Khaled since 1969, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 5 1 – #4,727
1970s 86 9 +1620% #2,900
1980s 228 23 +165% #1,970
1990s 428 43 +88% #1,591
2000s 500 50 +17% #1,955
2010s 927 93 +85% #1,507
2020s (to 2025) 603 101 +8% #1,542

Where Khaled is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 91 0.05 outside top 500
2027 90 0.05 outside top 500
2028 90 0.05 outside top 500
2029 90 0.05 outside top 500
2030 90 0.05 outside top 500

Where Khaled is most popular

Boys named Khaled per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.058 per 1,000. Strongest in Michigan, New York, and Illinois.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Khaled born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Michigan 46 0.225 +285%
New York 54 0.125 +114%
Illinois 30 0.117 +101%
Florida 46 0.097 +66%
California 68 0.074 +27%
Ohio 18 0.068 +16%
Texas 51 0.058 ≈ national
Kentucky 5 0.050 -15%
North Carolina 11 0.043 -26%
Virginia 5 0.026 -55%
New Jersey 5 0.025 -57%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Khaled

Khaled is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,773 in 2025 with 91 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1969, 2,777 American babies have been named Khaled. Its peak came in 2024, when 114 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Khaled stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Khaled?

The median living Khaled is about 13 years old; half are between 6 and 26. An estimated 2,700 people named Khaled are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Khaled year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 91 #1,773
2024 114 #1,542
2023 89 #1,813
2022 102 #1,688
2021 108 #1,593
2020 99 #1,626
2019 105 #1,587
2018 105 #1,587
2017 96 #1,655
2016 113 #1,507
2015 99 #1,621
2014 100 #1,584
2013 94 #1,629
2012 86 #1,750
2011 65 #2,072
2010 64 #2,108
2009 53 #2,427
2008 55 #2,362
2007 48 #2,584
2006 46 #2,607
2005 42 #2,639
2004 60 #2,009
2003 44 #2,411
2002 51 #2,111
2001 48 #2,171
2000 53 #1,955
1995 37 #2,198
1990 32 #2,241
1985 22 #2,394
1980 12 #3,518
1975 7 #4,569
1970 – –
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Famous people named Khaled

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Khaled Mashal Khaled Mashal Palestinian politician (born 1956) Contemporary
  2. 2 Khaled Hosseini Khaled Hosseini Afghan-American novelist (born 1965) Contemporary
  3. 3 Khaled Khaled Algerian musician (born 1960) Contemporary
  4. 4 Khaled al-Asaad Khaled al-Asaad Syrian archaeologist (1932–2015) Contemporary
  5. 5 Khaled Badra Tunisian footballer (born 1973) Contemporary
  6. 6 Khaled Aziz Saudi Arabian footballer (born 1981) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Khaled, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Khaled?

The median living Khaled is about 13 years old. Half of all living Khaleds are between 6 and 26 years old.

How many people named Khaled are alive today?

An estimated 2,700 people named Khaled are alive in the United States, based on 2,777 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Khaled in 2025?

Khaled ranked #1,773 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 91 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Khaled?

2,777 babies have been named Khaled in the United States since 1969, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Khaled most popular?

Khaled peaked in 2024, when 114 newborns received the name.

Is Khaled a boy or girl name?

Khaled is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Khaled rising or falling?

Khaled has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Khaled become more popular?

Khaled looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 90 boys named Khaled in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Khaled?

Well-known people named Khaled include Khaled Mashal (politician), Khaled Hosseini (writer), Khaled (musician).

Names like Khaled

Names that sound and feel close to Khaled: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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