Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2017

Khali

Gender Unisex · 66% girls Rank 2025 #3,805 Trend ↓ Falling 52%
Rank 2025
#3,805
among girls · ↓80 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
54
named Khali · +6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 41,212
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
139 babies
All-time total
2,087
#6,003 all-time among girls
First recorded
1978
in Social Security records

Khali popularity over time

2,087 babies have been named Khali since 1978, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 6 6 1 – –
1980s 18 5 23 2 +283% #8,099
1990s 64 101 165 17 +617% #8,418
2000s 162 229 391 39 +137% #5,512
2010s 733 240 973 97 +149% #1,780
2020s (to 2025) 410 119 529 88 -9% #1,937

Where Khali is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 34 0.02 outside top 500
2027 31 0.02 outside top 500
2028 28 0.02 outside top 500
2029 26 0.02 outside top 500
2030 25 0.02 outside top 500

Where Khali is most popular

Girls named Khali per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.038 per 1,000. Strongest in Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Khali 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 Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Alabama 10 0.107 +178%
Georgia 22 0.097 +153%
Louisiana 5 0.057 +49%
North Carolina 9 0.040 ≈ national
Indiana 5 0.036 -7%
Texas 28 0.035 -9%
Michigan 6 0.033 -14%
Florida 12 0.028 -27%
California 18 0.021 -44%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -45%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
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 Khali

Khali is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,805 in 2025 with 39 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1978, 2,087 American babies have been named Khali, about 66% girls and 34% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2017, when 139 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Khali stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Khali?

The median living Khali is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 17. An estimated 2,100 people named Khali are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Khali year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 39 #3,805 15 #6,008
2024 41 #3,725 10 #8,057
2023 63 #2,745 20 #4,984
2022 90 #2,131 21 #4,787
2021 78 #2,335 28 #3,878
2020 99 #1,937 25 #4,088
2019 91 #2,082 32 #3,529
2018 115 #1,780 21 #4,679
2017 102 #1,959 37 #3,165
2016 93 #2,103 14 #6,199
2015 97 #2,034 27 #3,941
2014 93 #2,084 26 #3,965
2013 51 #3,205 24 #4,131
2012 37 #4,085 15 #5,866
2011 34 #4,306 26 #3,954
2010 20 #6,516 18 #5,153
2009 22 #6,211 32 #3,442
2008 26 #5,512 26 #3,992
2007 23 #6,002 33 #3,350
2006 16 #7,685 18 #4,967
2005 18 #6,689 22 #4,135
2004 20 #6,103 17 #4,907
2003 10 #10,072 21 #4,057
2002 11 #9,175 11 #6,335
2001 6 #14,468 28 #3,191
2000 10 #9,547 21 #3,861
1995 10 #8,418 19 #3,500
1990 7 #10,795 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 5 #11,194 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Khali?

The median living Khali is about 10 years old. Half of all living Khalis are between 5 and 17 years old.

How many people named Khali are alive today?

An estimated 2,100 people named Khali are alive in the United States, based on 2,087 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Khali in 2025?

Khali ranked #3,805 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 39 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Khali?

2,087 babies have been named Khali in the United States since 1978, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Khali most popular?

Khali peaked in 2017, when 139 newborns received the name.

Is Khali a boy or girl name?

Khali is used for both: about 66% of babies named Khali have been girls and 34% boys.

Is the name Khali rising or falling?

Khali is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Khali become more popular?

Khali is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 girls named Khali in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Khali

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