How Many People Are Named Khara?
An estimated 634 people in the United States have the first name Khara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Khara peaked in popularity in 1977 with 90 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Khara 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 Khara paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
634
About 1 in 540,622 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1977
90 births
Total Registered
672
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Khara
Khara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 672 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Khara as a female name
Ranked #16,546 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1977 (90 births)
Khara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Khara span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 231 babies were registered. Khara has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Khara by Decade
How has Khara 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.
Khara by State
Birth registrations for Khara span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in New York, Massachusetts, Louisiana. On average, about 10 Kharas were registered per state.
Khara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Khara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Khara
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Khara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Khara?
We estimate approximately 634 people named Khara 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 540,622 Americans share this first name.
Is Khara a common name?
Khara is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 672 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Khara most popular?
Khara reached peak popularity in 1977, when 90 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Khara is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Khara a female name?
Khara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Khara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Khara Smith, Khara Johnson, Khara 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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