US rank #6075 Boys' name Peak 2024 61 births

Alikhan — #6075 US boys' name

61 babies named Alikhan in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s212020s35
#6075
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 57% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Alikhan was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

15 babies were named Alikhan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alikhan

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Alikhan between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alikhan currently holds the #6075 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alikhan performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alikhan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Alikhan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alikhan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 61 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alikhan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

61

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2024

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#6,075

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alikhan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
15
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 202420232022202120202019201820162002 5

Alikhan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
35 births that decade — 57% of Alikhan's all-time total
2000s52010s212020s35

Alikhan by state

Where Alikhan concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alikhan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 9.8%
New York share of Alikhan's total US births 9.8%

6 of 61 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alikhan?
61 babies have been named Alikhan since 2002. It currently ranks #6075 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 15 births.
When was Alikhan most popular?
Alikhan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Alikhan most popular?
The top states for the name Alikhan are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Alikhan been used?
Alikhan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alikhan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ali, Alijah, Alistair, Alice, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.