Boys' name · since 1963
Kahn
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 41 babies named Kahn, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,554 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 41
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
41 boys have been named Kahn since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kahn has been recorded 41 times among boys since 1963, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2023.
- #23,554 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 41 born since 1963
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kahn ranks #23,554 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.
- #23,554 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 41
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kahn's 41 recorded births place it above 48.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kahn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kahn splits its recorded history at 1976: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kahn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2023
- Peak year (1976)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Kahn by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (13 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Kahn's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Kahn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 13 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Kahn's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kahn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~60 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1963–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kahn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.