Khalilah
Girl name · #5021 in 2025 · Very rare
Khalilah is currently the #5021 girl name in the United States — 26 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #8008, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 69,231 girls born in 2025 was named Khalilah.
The 50-year story
Khalilah first appears in the Social Security records in 1975, when 17 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1976, when 205 girls were named Khalilah — good for #714 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Khalilah per year. Source: SSA.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Khalilah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Khalilah in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Khalilah is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Khalilah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Khalilah is most common
State-level data for Khalilah is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Khalilah
Statistically, parents drawn to Khalilah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Jamilah, Kristy, Jaime, Sommer, and Mandy.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Khalilah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4987 |
| 2024 | 25 | #5148 |
| 2023 | 18 | #6409 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7281 |
| 2021 | 24 | #5237 |
| 2020 | 16 | #6923 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6698 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7409 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8299 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8393 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8008 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8053 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8580 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7144 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10374 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9231 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8454 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8529 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10818 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7868 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6820 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5377 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7580 |
| 2002 | 23 | #5086 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5822 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Khalilah a popular girl name?
Khalilah ranked #5021 among girls in 2025 with 26 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8008.
When was the name Khalilah most popular?
Khalilah peaked in 1976, when 205 American girls received the name (ranked #714 that year). Since 1976 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Khalilah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 69,231 newborn American girls was named Khalilah. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.