Is Khali a boy or girl name?

Khali is a unisex name. Of the 2,087 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 66.5% were girls and 33.5% were boys. It changed hands in 2010, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Khali

Recorded 1978–2025 · United States

Khali was most popular in 2017, when 139 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,829 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,336, with 54 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,087 people named Khali.

Khali over time

Births per year. The dot marks Khali’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Khali a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Khali is a unisex name — 66.5% of the 2,087 Americans given it were girls and 33.5% were boys. It changed hands: since 2010 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 78% girls and 22% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Khali

Where Khali is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org