Khelani vs Kherington
American parents have registered 843 Khelanis since 1880, against 441 Kheringtons. Khelani is still ahead, with 79 babies in 2025.
Babies given each name, 1880–2025
Khelani Kherington
Each line is every baby given the name that year, girls and boys added together — the only count that means the same thing for both names. A line breaks where the name fell below five babies in a year — the point at which the SSA stops publishing it — rather than being drawn through a figure nobody published. A single published year in a gap shows as a dot.
Who was ahead
Of the 18 years in which either name was published, Khelani for 10 years and Kherington for 8 years. The lead changed hands once.
- 2008–2015 Kherington ahead
- 2016–2025 Khelani ahead
Side by side
| Khelani | Kherington | |
|---|---|---|
| Total US births | 843 | 441 |
| Most in one year | 119 | 80 |
| Babies in 2025 | 79 | under 5 |
| Estimated living today | 840 | 440 |
| Median age today | 4 | 14 |
| Peak year | 2021 | 2009 |
| Best rank | 1,730th girls | 2,396th girls |
| Rank in 2025 | 2,298th | unranked |
| First recorded | 2016 | 2008 |
| Girls / boys | 843 / 0 | 441 / 0 |
A rank is a position within one sex’s list for one year, so the two rank rows are not subtracted from one another and the winning column is not marked on them. The living figure is a life-table estimate, not a count.
Which name is older
Half of the Kheringtons alive today are over 14; half the Khelanis are over 4. That is 10 years between them: two names in use at the same time, worn by two different generations.
Where each one is strongest
- Khelani Florida (5.1×), Georgia (4.8×), Mississippi (4.0×)
- Kherington Texas (3.9×)
How much commoner the name is in that state than it is nationally, from births recorded since 1910.
Compare something else
Social Security Administration birth records, 1880–2025, public domain. Full histories: Khelani and Kherington.