girls:
651 births since 1994
#5065 (11th percentile)
boys:
139 births since 1991
#4447 (3rd percentile)
overall:
790 births since 1991
#6949 (10th percentile)
The name Khori is the #6,949 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 790 recorded births since 1991. This represents the 10.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 10.2% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,065 (11.4% percentile) for all time with 651 births since 1994. For boys, it ranks #4,447 (3.0% percentile) for all time with 139 births since 1991.
Khori first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1991 (1991 for boys and 1994 for girls). Birth data for Khori is available in 29 out of the 33 years between 1991 and 2023 (26 years for girls and 18 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Khori has been given predominantly to girls, with 82.4% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 85.7% of babies named Khori were girls. Interestingly, until around 1996, the name was more popular for boys (59.1% boys from 1991 to 1995), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (83.6% girls from 1996 to 2023).
For girls, Khori reached its peak popularity in 2017, achieving the 7.3% percentile (ranked #880) with 39 births per million. The name was most common in 2017, with 39 births per million (ranked 7.3% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Khori ranks #916 for girls (3.3% percentile) with 21 births per million, which is 52.5% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Khori reached its peak popularity in 2013, achieving the 0.9% percentile (ranked #880) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 2013, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.9% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Khori ranks #910 for boys (0.1% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 50.9% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Khori".
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