How Many People Are Named Khalid?
An estimated 7,779 people in the United States have the first name Khalid. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Khalid peaked in popularity in 2019 with 273 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Khalid as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Khalid paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,779
About 1 in 44,061 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2019
273 births
Total Registered
7,946
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Khalid
Khalid is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 7,946 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Khalid as a male name
Ranked #936 in 2024
246 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (273 births)
Khalid: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Khalid span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,092 babies were registered. While Khalid is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Khalid by Decade
How has Khalid tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Khalid by State
Birth registrations for Khalid span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Minnesota. The lowest are in Iowa, Connecticut, Maine. On average, about 187 Khalids were registered per state.
Khalid + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Khalid as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Khalid
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Khalid: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Khalid?
We estimate approximately 7,779 people named Khalid are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 44,061 Americans share this first name.
Is Khalid a common name?
Khalid is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,946 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Khalid most popular?
Khalid reached peak popularity in 2019, when 273 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Khalid is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Khalid a male name?
Khalid is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Khalid Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Khalid Smith, Khalid Johnson, Khalid Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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