Khaliah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,227

among girls · ↑1,488 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Khaliah · +55% vs 2024

How common

1 in 47,273

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2017

44 babies

All-time total

1,312

#6,249 all-time among girls

First recorded

1976

in Social Security records

Khaliah popularity over time

1,312 babies have been named Khaliah since 1976, 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

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	76	8	–	#3,544
1980s	133	13	+75%	#2,772
1990s	235	24	+77%	#3,323
2000s	329	33	+40%	#3,240
2010s	354	35	+8%	#3,516
2020s (to 2025)	185	31	-13%	#4,086

Where Khaliah 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	33	0.02	outside top 500
2027	32	0.02	outside top 500
2028	31	0.02	outside top 500
2029	30	0.02	outside top 500
2030	30	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Khaliah

Khaliah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,227 in 2025 with 34 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 1,312 American babies have been named Khaliah. Its peak came in 2017, when 44 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 Khaliah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Khaliah?

The median living Khaliah is about 19 years old; half are between 9 and 29. An estimated 1,300 people named Khaliah are alive in the United States today.

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

Khaliah year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	34	#4,227
2024	22	#5,715
2023	36	#4,086
2022	29	#4,728
2021	30	#4,561
2020	34	#4,118
2019	35	#4,113
2018	44	#3,537
2017	44	#3,516
2016	36	#4,126
2015	37	#4,037
2014	37	#4,063
2013	38	#3,966
2012	25	#5,485
2011	30	#4,759
2010	28	#5,032
2009	28	#5,161
2008	37	#4,231
2007	32	#4,619
2006	32	#4,522
2005	33	#4,226
2004	34	#4,139
2003	32	#4,156
2002	25	#4,832
2001	34	#3,831
2000	42	#3,240
1995	34	#3,323
1990	23	#4,311
1985	12	#5,835
1980	33	#2,772
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
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1960	–	–
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1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Khaliah?

The median living Khaliah is about 19 years old. Half of all living Khaliahs are between 9 and 29 years old.

How many people named Khaliah are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Khaliah are alive in the United States, based on 1,312 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Khaliah in 2025?

Khaliah ranked #4,227 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 34 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Khaliah?

1,312 babies have been named Khaliah in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Khaliah most popular?

Khaliah peaked in 2017, when 44 newborns received the name.

Is Khaliah a boy or girl name?

Khaliah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Khaliah rising or falling?

Khaliah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Khaliah become more popular?

Khaliah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 30 girls named Khaliah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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