Khali
The Story of Khali
As a girl name
Khali first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2018: 115 births, good for #1,774 nationwide. About 51% of every Khali on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Khali ranks #4,039 for girls with 36 births, falling sharply (-44%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Khali first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1978, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2017: 37 births, good for #3,122 nationwide. About 34% of every Khali on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Khali ranks #7,364 for boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-50%). All told, over 705 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Khali
Khali is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Khali's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #1,774. Use the chart and map above to compare Khali's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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