Khaleah
A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "crown" or "coronet".
Name Census estimates that about 425 living Americans carry the first name Khaleah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Khaleah today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Khaleah births was 2014 (27 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Khaleah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Khaleah with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
425
~ 1 in 806,481 Americans
Peak year
2014
27 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,758
Tracked since 1985
Census
Khaleah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 282 people with the first name Khaleah, which placed it at #30,717 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#30,717
National first-name rank
People counted
282
282 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
79.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Khaleah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Khaleah is Black at 79.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.4%) and White (6.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Khaleah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Khaleah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American79.4% · 224
- Two or more races7.4% · 21
- White6.4% · 18
- Hispanic or Latino4.6% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 2
Popularity
Khaleah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Khaleah from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 180 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Khaleah remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Khaleah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Khaleah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Khaleahs live
Origin
Meaning and history of Khaleah
The name Khaleah is of Arabic origin, derived from the root word "khali," which means "friend" or "companion." It is a variation of the more common Arabic name Khalil, which shares the same linguistic roots.
The earliest recorded use of the name Khaleah can be traced back to the 7th century, during the time of the Islamic Golden Age. It was a popular name among the Arabs of the Middle East and North Africa, particularly in regions such as Syria, Egypt, and Morocco.
In Islamic tradition, the name Khaleah is associated with the concept of friendship and loyalty. It is believed to have been inspired by the Quranic verse that emphasizes the importance of having righteous companions and friends.
One of the earliest known historical figures to bear the name Khaleah was Khaleah bint al-Aziz (1050-1121), a renowned poet and scholar from Cordoba, Spain. Her literary works, which explored themes of love, nature, and spirituality, were highly influential during the Andalusian period.
Another notable individual with the name Khaleah was Khaleah al-Khatib (1220-1290), a Sufi mystic and philosopher from Damascus, Syria. She was renowned for her teachings on the spiritual path and her contributions to the development of Islamic mysticism.
In the 15th century, Khaleah al-Samarkandi (1375-1459) was a celebrated mathematician and astronomer from Samarkand, modern-day Uzbekistan. Her work on trigonometry and celestial mechanics was instrumental in advancing the field of astronomy during the Renaissance period.
Khaleah al-Nabulsi (1640-1731), a Syrian scholar and jurist, was a prominent figure in the field of Islamic jurisprudence. Her legal writings and interpretations of Islamic law were highly influential in the Ottoman Empire and the Levant region.
In more recent history, Khaleah bint Abdul Rahman (1892-1985) was a pioneering educator and women's rights activist from Saudi Arabia. She established the first modern school for girls in Riyadh and played a crucial role in promoting female education in the Arabian Peninsula.
While the name Khaleah has its roots in Arabic culture, it has been embraced by various communities around the world, transcending linguistic and cultural boundaries. Its enduring appeal lies in its connection to the virtues of friendship, loyalty, and companionship.
People
Khaleah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Khaleah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Khaleah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Khaleah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 425 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Khaleah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 806,481 US residents.
Is Khaleah a common name?
We classify Khaleah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 430 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Khaleah most popular?
The single biggest year for Khaleah was 2014, when 27 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Khaleah is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Khaleah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 282 people with the name Khaleah, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #30,717 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Khaleah in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Khaleah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Khaleah leans strongly female. 271 people counted with this name were female (98.2%), compared with 5 male bearers (1.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Khaleah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Khaleah is Black at 79.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.4%) and White (6.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Khaleah most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Khaleah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.4% (224 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Khaleah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Khaleah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Khaleah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Khaleah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Khaleah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Khaleah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Khaleah?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.